Paul Krugman

For most Americans, economic growth is a spectator sport. ↗

— Paul Krugman

#economic #economy #economy

I admit it: I had fun watching right-wingers go wild as health reform finally became law. ↗

— Paul Krugman

#became #finally #fun #go #had

The great thing about fiscal policy is that it has a direct impact and doesn't require you to bind the hands of future policymakers. ↗

— Paul Krugman

#bind #direct #fiscal #future #great

As I've often said, you can shop online and find whatever you're looking for, but bookstores are where you find what you weren't looking for. ↗

— Paul Krugman

#find #i #looking #often #online

But Wall Street people are in fact very smart; they're funny, they're not company men who work their way up the chain. ↗

— Paul Krugman

#company #fact #funny #in fact #men

I don't think I've had any great success in predicting politics or social change, nor have I really tried. ↗

— Paul Krugman

#change #great #great success #had #i

I have friends, political scientists, sociologists, who all share an interest at least in certain kinds of science fiction. ↗

— Paul Krugman

#certain kinds #fiction #friends #i #interest

Debt is one person's liability, but another person's asset. ↗

— Paul Krugman

#asset #debt #liability #person

Social Security is a social insurance program - it is not designed to be the same thing as a 401(k). ↗

— Paul Krugman

#insurance #program #same #security #social

The problem isn't that people don't understand how good things are. It's that they know, from personal experience, that things really aren't that good. ↗

— Paul Krugman

#good #good things #how #know #people