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Obama's Bailout

Mar 29, 2009 12:58

Obama's Bailout
The Nobel Prize-winning economist says there's only one problem with the president's $787 billion stimulus plan: It isn't big enough.

By Paul Krugman

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stimulus, economy, paul krugman, barack obama

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puritycontrol18 March 29 2009, 18:15:48 UTC

I just hate the idea of "lol, print more money guys" and continue to devalue our dollar

my_private_muse March 29 2009, 18:23:13 UTC

This. ;~; I went to London last May and my credit card was raped.

"14 pounds for a necklace? *Does math* MINDFUCK, 28 dollars for a necklace?!"

Yeah, I was hurting when I got back.

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my_private_muse March 29 2009, 18:56:49 UTC

On top of the expense of living over there, omg, wat. My poor bbs. D:

I can't imagine.

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bluetooth16 March 29 2009, 18:30:41 UTC

Are you kidding me? The LAST thing we need is more money. We are spending money we don't fucking HAVE!!

celtic_thistle March 29 2009, 18:44:16 UTC

That wasn't a problem when we were writing checks for billions of dollars to defense contractors for Iraq. If we want to save money, we should stop with the defense spending, or at least cut it waaaay down.

What do you propose?

crystalstarr March 29 2009, 19:33:45 UTC

Oh but see war is ok to Republicans. Spending trillions on killing and freeing the "infidels" is great, but our own country NO WAY!

And to show their outrage. They are having tantrum "tea party" protests. Hmmm why didn't they do that when trillions of their tax dollars were spent on Iraq?

turtleyurtle1 March 29 2009, 18:47:06 UTC

If we can spend money we don't have on Iraq, why not spend money we don't have on our own people as well?

It sucks that we're here, but dude, I want America to get back on its feet somehow.

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crystalstarr March 29 2009, 19:36:53 UTC

I commented on one of his articles last week. I told him to stop bitching and just take a job with the administration if he knew all the answers. I like Krugman a lot, but he is annoying me. Time for him to take all that talk to work.

chantalzola March 29 2009, 22:31:20 UTC

I can't even read his stuff any more, he annoys me so much.

bloody_pickle March 29 2009, 19:14:57 UTC

This is what I hate/love about social sciences, there really is not right or wrong

syndicalist March 29 2009, 20:12:13 UTC

You know I am in favor of a massive, overkill stimulus plan.

It is better to send too many troops into battle, than too little.

Paul Krugman-Dean Baker-James K. Galbraith-Doug Henwood, all economists that are called "liberal," seem to be in consensus on this.