Sigh. Voted down because of a little humor and the fact that I'm not persuaded that Krugman is a accepted authority on economic matters. Certain circles of peo

Sigh. Voted down because of a little humor and the fact that I'm not persuaded that Krugman is a accepted authority on economic matters. Certain circles of people do view him as an authority, but many others do not. There is no consensus as to Krugman's expertise and so relying on his authority (as opposed to his particular argument on a particular issue) is dubious. Economics is a difficult field in which to find concensus on many issues and so an appeal to authority in this area should automatically raise eyebrows.