Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

With Trump sick, we're getting the usual lies, grandiosity, and reckless endangerment of others for political gain, but on an accelerated schedule. You might say that we're witnessing Trumpism on ... steroids. — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

No, they come from Trump Medical School, part of Trump University — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

which eventually switched to the reveal 2/ https://t.co/ZtOmKFiySR — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Apropos people working hard in the pandemic, ubiquitous indie musician Phoebe Bridgers did an NPR Tiny Desk from home last month 1/ https://t.co/s7JOGpZOG2 https://t.co/QLbn1rgASF — PolitiTweet.org

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When I get things wrong, which we all do, I acknowledge the error and try to learn from it. Has there been any soul-searching and, more important, reconsideration about economic doctrine given this huge miss? 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

In reality, pre-Covid, business investment rose from 13.2% of GDP to ... 13.3% 2/ https://t.co/Q0LVvj9neV — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

As part of another project I've been working on, I found myself looking back at claims about the 2017 tax cut, like this one from Republican economists that it would lead to a huge increase in business investment 1/ https://t.co/IrTSemhnoy — PolitiTweet.org

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Ok, I’ve had my second cup of coffee, so it’s time to change my outfit twice and sign some blank sheets of paper — PolitiTweet.org

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Sorry, forgot about Rand Paul. So that's 8% of GOP senators — PolitiTweet.org

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As of this morning, 2.3% of Americans have tested positive for the coronavirus — compared with a figure of 5.7% (that we know of) for Republican senators. — PolitiTweet.org

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Lest we forget https://t.co/dznU4f0xVf — PolitiTweet.org

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Time for fiscal austerity! — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

What still awes me is the way the incompetence is mixed with utter amorality — not a hint of concern for other people's welfare, or even their lives 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

In fact, Trump was extremely lucky in going 3 years without a major crisis not of his own making. What I said 3 days after the election, retracting my bad forecast election night 2/ https://t.co/y5rCRy7Ene https://t.co/ov3S87Wh6p — PolitiTweet.org

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If Trump goes down next month — and God help us if he doesn't — apologists will blame it on bad luck in encountering a pandemic. But the disastrous response was no accident, it was preordained by the whole admin's character 1/ https://t.co/Oy3yIifSuc — PolitiTweet.org

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Found on Amazon https://t.co/8IwJU6dmWT — PolitiTweet.org

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Fascinating report, but I really object to saying that it "resembles a Shakespearean tragedy." A tragic hero is supposed to be a man of noble character undone by one tragic flaw. Trump is all flaws, no nobility https://t.co/oPZJps3rlG — PolitiTweet.org

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3-month changes show a 32% annual growth rate from May to August, in line with many 3q predictions. But annual growth rate *in August* <7%, and probably slowing 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

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There's only one big report before the election, 3rd quarter GDP. And it will be massively misleading, because by comparing quarterly averages — roughly Aug v May — it will get the snapback but not the slowdown. 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

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The job report got overshadowed, appropriately, but the story is becoming clear: a rapid but partial snapback in late spring/early summer, then a big slowdown. Monthly GDP estimates tell the same story 1/ https://t.co/r4zVDt0WeD https://t.co/ORd3c5XCIN — PolitiTweet.org

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And an update: you can send questions to [email protected] https://t.co/UdVgjaEhgD — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @econjared: Didn't want this to get lost in the mix today (and what a mix!). Yes, Paul's a D, but he's also a Nobel economist who regula… — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Hard to dismiss Covid-19 when the prez himself got infected. Job recovery clearly fizzling. What's left? Well, he and his party can still try to steal the election. And that's what mainly has me scared at this point 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump's efforts to climb out of his political hole involved three things: 1. Claims that the coronavirus was no longer a threat 2. Claims of a roaring economic recovery 3. Claims that antifa was coming to pillage the suburbs 3 never seemed to get traction. What about 1 & 2? — PolitiTweet.org

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It can seem crass to think about politics right now, but in this election the survival of democracy is on the line. And it's hard to avoid the conclusion that the odds of that survival went up today 1/ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @morningmoneyben: Trump's beloved economic rebound is fizzling out as job gains slow and we remain over 10 million short of getting back… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ernietedeschi: Jobs growth came in at +661K in Sept, but the labor market is losing momentum. We're still 10.7 mil jobs short of Feb em… — PolitiTweet.org

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Overshadowed by you-know-what, but the V-shaped recovery narrative just took another hit. Backwards square root — quick partial snapback, but steadily slowing in recent months — it is. And that's the last report pre-election. https://t.co/TsqaPiSDep — PolitiTweet.org

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Etymology lesson, Shakespeare edition: "Hoist by his own petard" means "blown up by his own mine" — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JohnJHarwood: keep in mind: the WH did not voluntarily disclose ANYTHING about this — PolitiTweet.org