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I hope everyone knows that "think of the children" is code for "I have a fact-free moral argument." I expect no better from Krugman while speaking outside his e
by drewcoo 2y ago
I hope everyone knows that "think of the children" is code for "I have a fact-free moral argument." I expect no better from Krugman while speaking outside his expertise (economics). He later devolves into "Trump, Trump, Trump," invoking the boogeyman as if that wins arguments outside of liberal circles.
> Alcohol can be a source of pleasure, especially in a social context.
"Especially?" Citation needed.
> we also as a nation realized that young people shouldn’t be trusted to make that decision. Most states established a minimum legal drinking age of 21. In the 1970s
That's because funding for a state's highways was tied to its compliance with a 21 drinking age.
- hackeraccount 2y agoKrugman panders to his audience. He'll nutpick/misrepresent/strawman some other side just to make the people who already agree with him feel good.