Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

The paradox of the Trump economy: overall growth has been pretty good, but the worst-performing parts of the economy are precisely the parts he tried to stimulate 1/ https://t.co/YriMtVFXU7 — PolitiTweet.org

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People shocked by GOP embrace of Putin's conspiracy theories should bear in mind that Republicans long ago decided to claim that global warming is a hoax perpetrated by a vast international scientific cabal. This is who they've been for a long time. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JanetGornick: Applications are now open for two #postdocs to join the Stone Center on Socio-Economic #Inequality for two years, startin… — PolitiTweet.org

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I drive the Taconic a lot. There are always lots of speed traps; I make a point of staying at 55. I think it's viewed as a revenue center. — PolitiTweet.org

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What's clear, however, is that the US life-expectancy problem is pretty much a red-state problem. In terms of mortality, blue states look like the rest of the advanced world 5/ — PolitiTweet.org

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I'm not sure what lies behind this. Medicaid expansion probably plays a role in the past few years, and general harshness of social policies in red states may matter more over time. Divergence in education levels may also play a role 5/ — PolitiTweet.org

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This is NOT simply a matter of declining regions voting for Trump. Look at the 4 biggest states: in 1990 FL and TX both had higher life expectancy than NY, now they're well behind 4/ https://t.co/fs83LKHE4Z — PolitiTweet.org

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What we see is another red-blue divide. Compare population-weighted averages for states that supported Clinton and Trump in 2016, and you see very different trends 3/ https://t.co/TDDKNnkGeS — PolitiTweet.org

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So I did some comparisons using the KFF health system tracker https://t.co/GwcX6dntG4 and a JAMA article on life expectancy by state in 1990 and 2016 2/ https://t.co/kKEK9RniV6 — PolitiTweet.org

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This Times article on rising mortality had me thinking about regional disparities. It's true that rising mortality is widespread, but the article also acknowledges that mortality in coastal metros has improved 1/ https://t.co/hsbvCm8vnA — PolitiTweet.org

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Deep thought: Alphabet's acquisition of Fitbit has turned my fitness tracker into Santa Claus. It knows when I've been sleeping, it knows if I'm awake. It knows if I've been bad or good, so be good for Google's sake. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AOC: This is a GOP talking point used to dismantle public systems, & it’s sad to see a Dem candidate adopt it. Let’s talk about why Re… — PolitiTweet.org

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Rudy Giuliani could have had a comfortable, lavish life by giving speeches consisting of nothing but a noun, a verb, and 9/11. But greed never stops https://t.co/yqr7d8v4aX — PolitiTweet.org

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Hurrah for tax cuts. https://t.co/YwDAsWr2Hc — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @adam_tooze: The US is the only advanced economy in which maternal death rates are rising. US death rates are now higher than those in R… — PolitiTweet.org

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In general, progressive US states have experienced falling mortality along with the rest of the advanced world. Red America is where things are different 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

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In 1990 Texas actually had higher life expectancy, but now NY is far ahead. Surely this has something to do with expanding health coverage, maybe also to do with environmental policies. 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

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And while the divergence is surely linked to growing regional economic disparities, there's a pretty clear red-blue divide reflecting state policies. Consider NY v. TX 2/ https://t.co/kKEK9RniV6 https://t.co/WkDHmGfATh — PolitiTweet.org

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I was struck by one line in this article: "Life expectancy in the coastal metro areas — both east and west — has improved at roughly the same rate as in Canada." Indeed, the American death trip has been driven by only part of the country 1/ https://t.co/7m2GOovAtj — PolitiTweet.org

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I'd forgotten about that. It's really bad. It says that Bloomberg, whose big selling point is that he understands How Things Work, was clueless on the biggest economic issue of modern times — PolitiTweet.org

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And where Medicare+Medicaid account for 37% of health spending, private insurance only 34% — PolitiTweet.org

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Maybe they drew ... something ... on Conan with a Sharpie to cover Trump's mistake? — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ritholtz: This was 2 years ago. Below is a list of people who claimed the 2017 tax cuts would substantially raise GDP on an ongoing b… — PolitiTweet.org

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So the trade war is a political loser. Good to know https://t.co/Y03DWaXlCb https://t.co/focVOxf1mp — PolitiTweet.org

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I move professionally in several worlds, one of which is bankers in gray suits. In that world I kept hearing that Bloomberg was the man, which seemed ludicrous to me. So far polls suggest that yes, it is ridiculous https://t.co/Vdlfba4jUx — PolitiTweet.org

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Extortion and bribery aren't just for foreign governments https://t.co/MB8ajHevea — PolitiTweet.org

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Silly sheriff: as even Trump knows, Mark Esperanto is secretary of defense — PolitiTweet.org

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Why did the chicken cross the road? Alternate side of the street parking regulations https://t.co/VAixapfoy6 — PolitiTweet.org

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Reina del Cid at Rockwood, last night. A bit of joy in tough times https://t.co/YjjQIGhvPM — PolitiTweet.org

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My guess is that the economy will be more or less neutral in the election, neither good enough to help Trump much nor bad enough to hurt him. Worth noting, however, that the news is worst in battleground states https://t.co/auRB5izpHB https://t.co/zmXMazvF8J — PolitiTweet.org