Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Briefings are here 2/ https://t.co/svcuYWKriz — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

I've been doing some homework for my next video briefing, asking how much fiscal drag there will be if pandemic programs are allowed to expire by August. Answer: a lot 1/ https://t.co/rxhOS1MfYj — PolitiTweet.org

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Huh. The stock rally is being driven by small investors snapping up things like cruise lines. Doesn't sound likely to end well. https://t.co/W6ZcCXMWKr — PolitiTweet.org

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Profiles in courage ... not — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @maggieNYT: Still rubbing eyes at this tweet. The guy was bleeding from is ears and was hospitalized. That was...faked? https://t.co/65J… — PolitiTweet.org

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Why a premature opening will actually delay recovery, UK edition https://t.co/Pw4h8IM3dB — PolitiTweet.org

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Republicans just hate helping the unemployed, hate aiding states, in fact hate any kind of disaster response other than tax cuts. And the uptick in jobs gives them an excuse to indulge their hatred. https://t.co/4hNnCgV4rE — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nytopinion: "The thing is, a good jobs report may be bad for future policy. Why? Because the U.S. economy is still very much on life su… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ratemyskyperoom: Strong stair game. Colors leading indicator. Ceramics a growth industry. 9/10 @paulkrugman https://t.co/MgvD0gKdtW — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ObsoleteDogma: The Trump administration is back to saying “It wasn’t tear gas, it was gas that causes tears.” Even for them, this is an… — PolitiTweet.org

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Compare and contrast with the reality of yesterday's peaceful mass demonstrations. Trump clearly wants a violent confrontation. What will happen if he's clearly trailing as we approach Election Day? https://t.co/m9huDunOlp — PolitiTweet.org

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There are no mensches — no adults willing to take responsibility for their own actions — in the Trump administration https://t.co/2NFzW4WPHR — PolitiTweet.org

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Aha. I was pretty sure that claims about health effects of quarantine were bunk, but here it is from the people who really know https://t.co/P6tX7tPsMS — PolitiTweet.org

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As I read the polling, Trump's ratings on his handling of the George Floyd protests are worse than his ratings on Covid-19, i.e., playing the law-and-order card is a big electoral liability. Who would have predicted that? https://t.co/YWsvxhzzHe — PolitiTweet.org

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This will cause great hardship and could cause a relapse in the economy too. Unfortunately, GOP opposition to further relief has been reinforced by 1 good month 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

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The reason it doesn't feel like the Great Depression is emergency relief, which has compensated many workers for lost wages. But almost all the relief will expire over the next 2 months 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Here's another way to put it in perspective: BLS says that if measured properly unemployment would be 16.3%. That's far above Great Recession; how does it compare with Great Depression? Data from Millennial Historical Statistics 2/ https://t.co/QoXNiQ8pSC — PolitiTweet.org

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Putting yesterday's job report in perspective: many people have put up some version of this chart 1/ https://t.co/51yMHnnHE7 — PolitiTweet.org

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We can justify extraordinary measures by invoking the escape claws (ducks) — PolitiTweet.org

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If you had asked me which institutions would be completely corrupted by Trump, the Park Police wouldn't have been high on my list https://t.co/7Y324knFMB — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nytopinion: Columnist @PaulKrugman responded to comments on his column, "Donald Trump Is No Richard Nixon." Read their exchanges here:… — PolitiTweet.org

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Second, it will increase the pressure for quick relaxation of social distancing, raising the chance of a second wave of Covid-19 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

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But my take on this surprisingly good report is to mark my expectations of where we'll be later this year DOWN, for two reasons. First, it will encourage Republicans to let emergency relief expire, yanking the rug out from under workers 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

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I assume that there will be a lot of thought among business forecasters about why they were so negative for May despite a variety of data suggesting that we leveled off in April. Fighting the last war? 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Some further thoughts on today's employment report. First, many of us thought that a fairly fast recovery was quite possible, and that we would see a bounce next month. It's just a bit sooner than expected 1/ https://t.co/89gtKKjdgp — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jasonfurman: @paulkrugman has been clear that he misspoke when tweeting quickly, we all do it. The rest of his analysis of the numbers… — PolitiTweet.org

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Never mind stocks: the bond market, a much better guide, is somewhat more optimistic after today's jobs report, but still far less than at the beginning of the year. https://t.co/jumcFs6Yw6 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @EricaGroshen: @jasonfurman is spot on. As former BLS Commissioner, I see no red flags. And, knowing the processes used and integrity o… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @samstein: The logic here is difficult to follow: 1. we threw hundreds of billions of dollars into the economy 2. IT WORKED! 3. But… — PolitiTweet.org

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Again, this does not mean that we're out of the woods. If expanded benefits expire and aid to state/local govts isn't provided — which is now more likely — late summer/early fall will be hell 3/ — PolitiTweet.org