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Ugh Krugman, has there ever been an economist that's been more consistently wrong about the economy? I'm seriously tempted to do the opposite of whatever this g

• ur-whale 6y ago
  It's indeed very hard to take Krugman seriously (e.g. [1]). But unfortunately, some people in power have been doing just that, especially on the topic of (to make it simple) govt taking on more debt because it's "good for the economy long term". Krugman is the worst kind of evildoer : someone promoting a radical left wing agenda disguised as an academic. Even though the seams of the disguise are blatantly obvious, people in power are either too blind to see, or too happy to find an "expert" voice backing up their demagogue agenda as long as gets them re-elected for a second term. [1] https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/revolutions/miscellany/paul-krugmans-poor-prediction https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/revolutions/miscellany/paul...
  • Acrobatic_Road 6y ago
    Krugman was one of the academics that signed on to the letter to cancel Steven Pinker. Nobody should take him seriously.