Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

RT @genebsperling: As a negotiator on Obama/Biden payroll tax cut, I want to second @jasonfurman @paulkrugman The 2011-2012 payroll tax cut… — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Democrats have no obligation to go along with frantic efforts that Trump himself admits are all about his reelectio… https://t.co/u5fgmQApQh — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

What happened to Republican fiscal restraint? OK, that was always phony. But beyond that, this isn't a plan; does a… https://t.co/PADYGoCR5T — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

For perspective, that's well over twice the size, relative to GDP, of the Obama stimulus at its peak. ARRA as a sha… https://t.co/dcZLwh5hm2 — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Now Trump is calling for a gigantic economic stimulus — a total holiday on the payroll tax, which is 5.9 percent of… https://t.co/LB6i7UkFio — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

The White House is having an economic panic attack. Remember, just the other day Larry Kudlow told us not to worry… https://t.co/uYgfgzlMcs — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Or he can hang on, bashing Biden for weeks or months to come, which will both lose any leverage he now has and help… https://t.co/6TmhPEqH95 — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Just to say the obvious: Sanders has a big choice now. He has no chance of winning the Democratic nomination. But i… https://t.co/qlZjA993nI — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

RT @JoMicheII: When the architect of UK austerity is talking about fiscal expansion, I think it's safe to conclude that the austerians have… — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Trump is probably incapable, as a fundamental aspect of his nature, of pursuing policies that don't reward his cron… https://t.co/zdZSUXOuXa — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Is it just me, or do stocks fall every time Trump holds a news conference on the coronavirus? It's as if investors… https://t.co/42G8eQv94p — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

RT @mattyglesias: I’m for doing just about anything but payroll tax cut seems poorly targeted: if you’re a white collar professional work… — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

There's no reason Dems should let this prejudice intrude on a rescue package Trump desperately wants. They can and… https://t.co/H1bew5Vtjt — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

The answer, I suspect, is that Trump and his party want to maintain the pretense that tax cuts are the answer to al… https://t.co/puhP8zTicc — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

There's also a powerful case for aid to state and local governments trying to cope with this crisis — which would a… https://t.co/LB62RRcPy2 — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

If the goal of a short-term stimulus is to put money in people's hands, then we should put money in people's hands:… https://t.co/gKByTY8Czn — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Indeed. Democrats can and should demand a package that is well designed and respects their priorities. Trump doesn'… https://t.co/ZK9JMvzfv3 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nytopinion: "We’ve pretty clearly reached the point where Trump’s assurances that everything is fine actually worsen the panic, because… — PolitiTweet.org

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And a review of Zombies https://t.co/opvf09AoKy — PolitiTweet.org

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I'm sure there are other things on peoples' minds, but here's my review of Thomas Piketty's latest https://t.co/Whm4xf5cAE — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

So he isn't just failing to respond to the crisis, he's actively blocking anyone else's efforts to respond — and he… https://t.co/PYDvF4pkon — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

If you set out to design the worst possible leader for a crisis, it would be Trump. Aggressively ignorant, lashes o… https://t.co/R7nkuM1ols — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Mr. Market is basically saying that we're headed for permanent recession https://t.co/8E6dlQLMWj — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

At a certain point a leader's upbeat statements become a source of panic, not reassurance, because they show that h… https://t.co/WTWsUHFec5 — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

DeLong/Summers was more focused on action while the economy was depressed, as opposed to permanent stimulus. But very much on the same wavelength. The responsible thing is to do what many people still consider irresponsible 2/ https://t.co/VXwYHXamaP — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Larry Summers writes to say that he does, indeed agree with this argument. Also to point out, correctly, strong affinities with the case he and Brad DeLong made in 2012 1/ https://t.co/AIvJYNyqxL — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Cornel West supported Jill Stein in 2016. No Democratic candidate should be featuring him at events https://t.co/D4j7qvVvPc — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries https://t.co/bnUSgDz2sP — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

It's still not clear whether the message that the coronavirus is a real problem, not a PR issue, has made it throug… https://t.co/EfxxmwbxBA — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

In other words, is Trump's America still an advanced country as we normally imagine it? We have huge reserves of ex… https://t.co/MSCazTRiAN — PolitiTweet.org