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16 hours ago ago from Rhetoric & Rhythm

Paul Krugman has a terrific column in today's NY Times. He gives a good rundown on the last several decades of deregulation mania that has led to one economic disaster after another. And then he goes on to talk about how it is so difficult to fix this problem when dealing with a Republican Party (and Blue Dog Democrats) who live in a Bizzaro alternate universe. Talk to conservatives about the financial crisis and you enter an alternative, ...

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11 hours ago ago from One Penny Sheet

OPS_admin | Dec 14, 2009 | Comments 0 Paul Krugman When I first began writing for The Times, I was naïve about many things. But my biggest misconception was this: I actually believed that influential people could be moved by evidence, that they would change their views if events completely refuted their beliefs. And to be fair, it does happen now and then. I’ve been highly critical of Alan Greenspan over the years (since ...

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10 hours ago ago from ttyz23432

Home Page Today's Paper Video Most Popular Times Topics Search All NYTimes.com Opinion World U.S. N.Y. / Region Business Technology Science Health Sports Opinion Editorials Columnists Contributors Letters The Public Editor Global Opinion Arts Style Travel Jobs Real Estate Autos November 28, 2009, 8:44 am Updated: 4:59 pm Damaged by my 60s childhood When I saw that Calculated Risk had a post titled ...

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Should the Fed spend $2 trillion more to jump start job creation?

5 hours ago ago from DailyFinance

New York Times ( NYT ) columnist Paul Krugman (pictured), an economist by training, an Ivy League academic by profession, and no stranger to bold proposals, has offered another big idea, recommending that the U.S. Federal Reserve double its already record-high balance sheet. Krugman wants the Fed to buy another $2 trillion in assets to make more credit available, something Krugman argues will help the U.S. economy grow faster and create ...

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