"Left Behind Economics" Paul Krugman, NY Times

[cool_moose]

Well, I'm off to Toronto and Montreal for a little vacation/family time. So I'll just borrow a July 14th NY Times "Op-Ed" article - that rings so true. Hope you all are enjoying the summer. I certainly am - although I'm still struggling with this mouthful of new teeth ('teef') ... when I ask Sandra for a spoon - it comes out "fpoon". Dammit

Comments

[cobalt999]

Though I'm typically not a fan of Krugman's smug potshots, I certainly agree with him here in principle.

[colinmarshall]

... and hey, at least he didn't post a Dowd column!

[cobalt999]

Yeah, but I don't think even Dowd takes herself seriously.

[colinmarshall]

Spouting lines like "All men want is a virgin in a gingham dress," one would hope she doesn't take herself seriously.

(Silly Maureen. We don't demand gingham dresses.)

Krugman's smugness doesn't really bother me -- after all, I'm a member of the generation that idolizes, uh, Jon Stewart -- but his tendency to ask the wrong questions or none at all about serious problems is precisely what I detest about pundits on all sides. For example -- and I'm referring to more his columns in general than this specific one -- I think we can all agree that the presence of a lot of people below a certain income threshold at which a decent life can no longer be purchased is a Bad Thing. While it would be worthwhile to ask how these people could be made more productive, Krugman would rather harp on "wealth gaps," "high-level corporate executives" and "Bush" while the praise from (potentially even smugger) NYT readers rolls on in.

[cool_moose]

I prefer silk dresses, myself.

[peristaltor]

Or none. . . .

[cool_moose]

DOWD !! My FAVOURITE (note correct spelling, eh?) opinionated broad - other than my lovely wife, of course.
I had that 'evil grin' again as I posted Krugman - Have a great summer, Colin :-)