Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

RT @ChrisMurphyCT: Nobody is fiddling. We passed two bipartisan multi-billion dollar emergency bills in 2 weeks. This is a $2T bill ($2 t… — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

In other words, Trump's refusal to accept the reality of this crisis is going to kill a lot more Americans before he's done 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Silly me. Of course the first person to lose patience, and undermine efforts to contain the pandemic, will be Donal… https://t.co/JP9pPSLSeB — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Two days ago — which is like 2 years in Covid time — I worried that social distancing might start to break down as… https://t.co/jcTTfg25Eh — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

So, once more: this isn't 2008, when you arguably had to rush money to financial institutions to avoid immediate co… https://t.co/aYxEiOMmci — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Oh, and I hear that Rs are arguing that placing conditions on corporate aid might be too "onerous", so that compani… https://t.co/xwWjQI1V0i — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

And McConnell himself has shown that he can't be trusted when it comes to corporate giveaways. Remember how that hu… https://t.co/YwfV9CSoHE — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

I mean, he won't even use the power he has to order companies to produce urgently needed medical supplies. Not a ch… https://t.co/H8WC6oLLDQ — PolitiTweet.org

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And then there is the question of trust. Nobody in their right mind believes that we can trust Trump to use a slush… https://t.co/zFfzvtRmF1 — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Even aside from trust issues, we have this thing called bankruptcy law that often allows corporations to remain via… https://t.co/gn4rVy16ta — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

But McConnell wants everyone to imagine that it's like the immediate aftermath of Lehman, and that everything will… https://t.co/fStt6JYpBH — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Again, not like 2008 when the financial system seemed on the verge of imploding. There are some major financial str… https://t.co/Fde3VvSAo7 — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

What role, then, for stimulus? Well, there will be a second round of job losses as laid-off workers and shuttered b… https://t.co/Ns591yy6qQ — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

That is, the clear and present need is for disaster relief, rather than stimulus. And notice how the debate over th… https://t.co/adoUnbDJM5 — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Stimulus can't and shouldn't bring these jobs back; that has to wait until the pandemic subsides. So what can we do… https://t.co/dcKPGyJaPs — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

True, we're facing huge job losses: I wouldn't be surprised to see 10 million jobs lost over the next few weeks. Bu… https://t.co/iJhfvUhwKG — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

First, beware analogies with 2008. There are some parallels, but this time the epicenter of crisis is NOT in the fi… https://t.co/3L55hOcm6N — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

A thread on pandemic economics, stimulus and bailouts — and why Democrats should not give in to McConnell's bum's rush 1/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Actually, a quick summary of the state of play: Republicans insist that we can fight a plague with trickle-down eco… https://t.co/oKEuoiwx5y — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @BCAppelbaum: The stock market is going to crash tomorrow morning and it's important to understand that the problem isn't the failure of… — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

And if McConnell refuses to agree to deal with real problems and insists that Trump have a secret slush fund, it wo… https://t.co/aj1cd2s6fr — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

House Dems blew the opportunity to get in front of this, but I think they understand that now and will soon have th… https://t.co/xbu13COLvI — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

This isn't 9/11, when people rallied around a president they assumed would serve the nation's interest (and who use… https://t.co/uyRquO0Yss — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

The arrogance would be hard to believe even if Trump didn't have a track record of lying and self-dealing every ste… https://t.co/6CgkZutcxy — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

McConnell also crafted a bill in which we're supposed to depend on the honesty and good judgment of the Trump admin… https://t.co/NsogVVc8xX — PolitiTweet.org

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It's true that we need fiscal stimulus to limit the number of second-round job losses, but that response isn't as u… https://t.co/nFtCSvWvU5 — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

First of all, it's true that we have probably lost several million jobs just over the past week — with millions mor… https://t.co/EhPB2NmmlN — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Reports say that McConnell is shocked that Democrats unanimously rejected his atrocious coronavirus bill. That may… https://t.co/x4MAjbQebO — PolitiTweet.org

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