Krugman is a fool, he always was and he always will be. He had the same qualifications for winning the Nobel Prize in economics as Barack Obama had for winning the Peace Prize, NONE!
--- On Tue, 9/21/10, Pete Theisen <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Pete Theisen <[email protected]> > Subject: [OT] Angry Rich > To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 8:55 AM > Hi Everybody, > > http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/20/opinion/20krugman.html?src=me&ref=general > > Excerpt: > > "For one thing, craziness has gone mainstream. It’s one > thing when a > billionaire rants at a dinner event. It’s another when > Forbes magazine > runs a cover story alleging that the president of the > United States is > deliberately trying to bring America down as part of his > Kenyan, > “anticolonialist” agenda, that “the U.S. is being > ruled according to the > dreams of a Luo tribesman of the 1950s.” When it comes to > defending the > interests of the rich, it seems, the normal rules of > civilized (and > rational) discourse no longer apply. > > "At the same time, self-pity among the privileged has > become acceptable, > even fashionable. > > "Tax-cut advocates used to pretend that they were mainly > concerned about > helping typical American families. Even tax breaks for the > rich were > justified in terms of trickle-down economics, the claim > that lower taxes > at the top would make the economy stronger for everyone. > > "These days, however, tax-cutters are hardly even trying to > make the > trickle-down case. Yes, Republicans are pushing the line > that raising > taxes at the top would hurt small businesses, but their > hearts don’t > really seem in it. Instead, it has become common to hear > vehement > denials that people making $400,000 or $500,000 a year are > rich. I mean, > look at the expenses of people in that income class — the > property taxes > they have to pay on their expensive houses, the cost of > sending their > kids to elite private schools, and so on. Why, they can > barely make ends > meet." > -- > Regards, > > Pete > http://pete-theisen.com/ > http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are > the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or > medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for > those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
