Does nobody in the White House read Paul Krugman?

[DanTex]

If so, do they not realize that he's been right about everything, both economic and political, for the last ten years?

Still trying to wrap my brain around the mind-boggling stupidity of proposing Social Security cuts....

[JaneyVee]

1. Tell me about it. Krugman should have AT LEAST been Treasury secretary.

[tsuki]

2. No, they are too busy on the

phone with Jamie and Llord Blankfein.

[IDemo]

3. See: "Professional Leftists"

[byeya]

4. Or Dean Baker; or even JM Keynes.

[raouldukelives]

5. Only for the giggles. nt

[CTyankee]

6. I'm sure some in the WH are very aware of Krugman's ideas.

But this whole thing is enmeshed in the budget/deficit/sequester debate, not in deliberation about sane economic policy.

I am seeing more and more (slowly to be sure) people in the financial sector attacking these austerity moves as bad economic policy. Maybe this will filter down. I sure hope so...

[KeepItReal]

7. President Obama's the best friend the GOP refuses to admit they have

Social Security adds nothing to the deficit.

I'm forced to hope the GOP extremists refuse his offer of "Chained CPI" cuts to SS spending.

That may be the President's plan all along (having the offer rebuffed), but who does that?

[UnrepentantLiberal]

8. No.

They read this:

[MineralMan]

9. Of course someone does. Someone reads all of the important

pundits. Like everything else, that someone tries to get a line about it in the daily briefing. Sometimes they succeed. Other times, they do not. Someone in the White House reads everything. President Obama reads some things, but not everything. That would be impossible. The daily briefing notes highlights of the rest, sometimes. Paul Krugman? Yes, someone reads Paul Krugman. Count on it. How much influence does Paul Krugman have? I don't know.

[GeorgeGist]

12. Lets not be coy ...

Obama is a moderate Republican.

[Sekhmets Daughter]

10. Wait till the next election

when all the republican candidates talk about the Obama administration cutting SS benefits... I am so sick of this sheer stupidity.

[rhett o rick]

11. The Elite 1% are very happy with the way the economy has been going.

The Elite 1% own Wash DC. Nuff said.