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Monday
Jun282010

Paul Krugman: Welcome To The Third Depression

Video:  Krugman says we have $5 Trillion to mess around with -- 2009

The battered and bruised Paul Krugman, fresh off a failed trip to Germany intended to garner support for more global stimulus, has published a new op-ed this morning:

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I'm reprinting the comment I made on Krugman's blog in response to this story.  I'm confident he won't publish it.

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Krugman is right about the need to extend unemployment benefits, but it should be paid for (in other words -- cut something else to balance the cost) and it shouldn't be in the same bill as the incredibly unpopular, unfair and illogical state bailout.

What Krugman fails to understand STILL is that fiscal stimulus DOESN'T WORK in creating any substantial and sustainable private sector jobs, at least not in this mother of all debt-deleveraging recessions.  Keynesians take it for granted that government spending works to stimulate employment no matter the environment, and they only want to argue about how much stimulus to use.

We're saying stimulus hasn't and won't work in this downturn.  So stop trying.

Seriously, between Bush and Obama stimulus, plus the bailouts, and the FED with their foot on the QE gas pedal, and what is the result?  NOTHING...nada. zilch, zip.  So stop trying already.  Nothing but time and trillions in debt destruction can cure the economy.  It's all borrowed -- 43 cents of every dollar spent by the federal government is BORROWED.

Suck on that for breakfast, Krugman.

 

 

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Reader Comments (4)

This guy thinks he's the smartest guy in the room...problem he is the ONLY guy in the room so he wins by default.
Jun 28, 2010 at 5:51 PM | Unregistered CommenterAint Bullshittin'
Maybe we should only tax these noble civil servants and lackeys, I bet they would get responsible fast if it was only on their backs, LOL.
Jun 28, 2010 at 6:02 PM | Unregistered CommenterS. Gompers
Is this a leading indicator of a recovery?
Jun 28, 2010 at 7:06 PM | Unregistered Commenterpaul krugman's raging ulcer
i think new zealand has shown krugman that you don't have to spend in order to recover...
Jun 30, 2010 at 1:07 AM | Registered CommenterDailyBail

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