Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

But, but, MAGA was going to bring manufacturing back https://t.co/xHFLKstd2c https://t.co/tcSKTnsoCi — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

The trade war situation has developed not necessarily to Trump's advantage https://t.co/4btt14pLHr https://t.co/XqdXJHaFKI — PolitiTweet.org

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Not sure that's really true, but the vision of Europe as a place plagued by persistent mass unemployment is decades out of date 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

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And by that measure, France is closer to full employment than we are! 3/ https://t.co/iXVDp6WxLk — PolitiTweet.org

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The article also refers to France's high unemployment rate. But we've been learning in the US that the unemployment rate is a poor guide to labor market tightness, with many preferring to focus on prime-age employment 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

This is interesting about worker shortages in France, but also problematic, and not just for the usual reason: if workers are scarce, why aren't wages going up? 1/ https://t.co/jcfdJNFn0q — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Just thought I'd mention: I made a bad call election night, which I retracted 3 days later. What I said then: "It’s at least possible that bigger budget deficits will, if anything, strengthen the economy briefly." That call now looks pretty good https://t.co/y5rCRy7Ene — PolitiTweet.org

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We would be doing exactly what we accused China of doing circa 2010. Total abdication of any role for the US as a responsible actor 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

The reason the dollar is strong is the weakness of the European and Japanese economies, which has caused them to have negative interest rates. Intervention (if it worked, which is doubtful) would be nothing but a way to help us at their expense 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Shocking they were even thinking about this. The strong dollar actually is a problem, but this would be predatory beggar-thy-neighbor policy 1/ https://t.co/GygGRXzETi — PolitiTweet.org

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Department of no comment https://t.co/AyaFSbGUz9 — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

As I was saying https://t.co/7wPYRnjkMl — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

And the partial recovery of oil probably accounts for whatever rise in business investment we see under Trump. Tax policy somewhat boosted consumption, but not much return on $2 trillion of debt ... 5/ — PolitiTweet.org

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The real question these charts raise is, what was with the investment and growth slump in 2015-6. The answer is mainly oil prices, which plunged, leading to a drop in fracking investment 4/ https://t.co/6IpDX0HCAh — PolitiTweet.org

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And absolutely no sign of the business investment boom we were supposed to get from that tax cut 3/ https://t.co/YFPverVnjs — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

No sign up 4 percent growth, or even 3 percent growth except for a brief period, on the horizon 2/ https://t.co/uYarABA58c — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

With the latest data — which includes significant revisions to past numbers — we have a better picture of the Trump economic record so far. It's underwhelming 1/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Back from a break (mostly). Cycled up Cadillac Mountain! Tweeting will now resume. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jasonfurman: I try not to troll but there is a limit to my willpower. https://t.co/FPogj3FYQN — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @byHeatherLong: Bottom line on Q2 GDP: Business investment was terrible. It came in at -0.6%, the worst since early 2016. The US consum… — PolitiTweet.org

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https://t.co/i6iRsdrwwm via @NYTOpinion — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Trump keeps boasting about the tariff revenue he claims we're collecting from China — which isn't true, because U.S. consumers are actually paying the tariffs. Meanwhile, he's given huge tax breaks to foreign investors. Making America poorer ... 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

We're talking big numbers here, since annual corporate tax receipts have fallen more than $100 billion since the cut 3/ https://t.co/ezcNlt0lLB — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

The centerpiece of the Trump tax cut was a big cut in corporate taxes; since that ends up going to equity investors, about 35 percent of that break is going to foreigners 2/ https://t.co/ukjyOSXViI — PolitiTweet.org

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Big tax breaks for foreign banks are just a part of the Trump tax cut story 1/ https://t.co/Urr3tz5eac — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SethHanlon: Remember the hoopla over Trump tax cut bonuses? @TaxPolicyCenter's @stevertax finds that they were mostly a mirage: Firms… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JimMFelton: Donald Trump just tweeted that London will “never be safe” under Sadiq Kahn https://t.co/xAZ8n2Gcsu — PolitiTweet.org

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You have to be kidding. When Obama was prez, GOP demanded spending cuts as price of raising the debt ceiling. Now, with Trump in office, GOP is again demanding spending cuts as price of raising ceiling. No. If we hit ceiling, Trump owns it https://t.co/0rYHCU2q6Y — PolitiTweet.org

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OK, this is really interesting. Buffalo is a troubled Rust Belt city; Toronto, not far away, is a booming tech and financial center https://t.co/QcTemYTGlQ — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

From invictus @TBPInvictus , what Trump said about monetary policy when unemployment was 8.5%. (Spoiler: we didn't turn into Greece) https://t.co/ZsDBFUtIJ7 — PolitiTweet.org