Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

France has plenty of problems — and the euro has turned into a terrible economic straitjacket. But France gets very bad press that isn't borne out by the facts. Did you know, for example, that prime-age adults are *more* likely to be employed there than here? 2/ https://t.co/bWjwAk1irT — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

I see that Steve Rattner is using France as a cautionary tale: "If you want to live in France (economically), Elizabeth Warren should be your candidate." Just asking: would that be so terrible? 1/ https://t.co/lGJmAnJYu1 — PolitiTweet.org

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Hell hath no fury like a billionaire scorned https://t.co/BsQPSlr2rQ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nytopinion: "Much of the Wall Street vitriol now being directed at Warren was previously directed at, of all people, President Barack O… — PolitiTweet.org

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This scrambled historical memory casts a shadow over Europe to this day 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

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It turns out that most Germans conflate the hyperinflation of 1923 with the severe, gold-standard-and-austerity induced deflation of 1932 — and the latter is what brought Hitler to power 2/ https://t.co/LxQUnecbgq https://t.co/q1ksRviuha — PolitiTweet.org

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The classic history spoof "1066 and all that" declared that "History is not what you thought. It is what you can remember." Well, a German version should apparently be titled "1923 and all that" 1/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Feel that trickle-down — of maybe not https://t.co/gFT9I3MXp6 — PolitiTweet.org

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Capitalism — or make that CAPITALISM — in action. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @larry_levitt: The ACA requires larger companies to offer health benefits or pay a penalty. Virtually all larger employers offer health… — PolitiTweet.org

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Redirecting that requirement into a requirement to pay into overall health funding is not in any meaningful sense a tax hike on workers — and claiming that it is amounts to adopting a misleading Republican talking point 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

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There are many valid questions about the Warren health plan. But denouncing the employer contribution piece of the financing as a middle-class tax hike is not a good place to go. Employers with >50 workers are already required to provide coverage under the ACA 1/ — PolitiTweet.org

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And, in fact, I did 2/ https://t.co/alnlqhyMBf — PolitiTweet.org

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This is remarkably naive. I could have told you from the beginning that Trump's infrastructure talk was empty 1/ https://t.co/VPp69v6E2e — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JanetGornick: Video of 10/23 event is up! Tune in for colorful discussion of “The Triumph of Injustice” - with Emmanuel Saez, @gabriel_… — PolitiTweet.org

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Attack of the snowflake plutocrats — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nytopinion: .@PaulKrugman replied to comments on his column, "Manufacturing Ain’t Great Again. Why?" You can read his exchanges with r… — PolitiTweet.org

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OK, here's my longer-form discussion of the Warren plan https://t.co/eKCRzxWuzK — PolitiTweet.org

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Maybe we can now starting talking about things that are much more likely to happen in the near future, like child care, or where the president has a lot of discretionary power, like environmental protection 8/ — PolitiTweet.org

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My sense is that while Warren's embrace of Medicare for all was a questionable political decision, she has now passed an important test: providing a plausible way it could happen without big middle-class tax hikes. 7/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Will the plan be debated on stage? I hope not. The issues are far too technical to settle in sound bites and one-liners. And frankly, the Dem debates have already devoted too much time to health relative to other issues 6/ — PolitiTweet.org

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And she has! There will be endless arguments about whether her cost estimates are too low and her revenue estimates too high, but they were put together by knowledgeable people — including former top Obama officials. This is a real plan, not a trickle-down fantasy 5/ — PolitiTweet.org

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In particular, the question is whether you have a plausible way to pay for it. Bernie Sanders hasn't even tried on that front; he has some suggestions, but they don't remotely add up to enough revenue. Warren, given her "plan for that" strategy, needed to get serious 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

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To be a solid progressive, you have to be firmly for universal coverage. Single-payer isn't the only way to get there, but it is arguably the best route in terms of the economics. And advocating it serves as a symbol of commitment. It is, however, risky 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

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I think it's important to understand what this plan isn't: it's not something that will become legislation in 2021, or possibly ever. It's about signaling values and policy seriousness. And I think it does a pretty good job on both fronts 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

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The documents for the Warren Medicare-for-all plan say they're embargoed until noon, but everyone seems to be writing about them anyway. I'll have more to say later, but a few comments 1/ https://t.co/6enyTG7e0r — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nytopinion: "Trump’s promise to bring back manufacturing wasn’t, on the face of it, completely absurd," writes @PaulKrugman https://t.c… — PolitiTweet.org

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Warren should thank Cooperman for his in-kind campaign contribution. As someone said, with enemies like this who needs friends? — PolitiTweet.org

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Oh, and a friend reminds me of this 5/ https://t.co/hqa0JY8aE5 — PolitiTweet.org

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This analysis by Perry Bacon gets at a key aspect of modern U.S. politics: the crucial role of wingnut welfare in inducing Republicans to support their party no matter what https://t.co/hN3t2MCRwA https://t.co/IOkF56RO7R — PolitiTweet.org