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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 12:22 PM Original message |
Krugman: Story of this election is an economic policy that failed to deliver |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
1. K&Rugman |
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Vincardog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
2. Why? Because it was greatly inadequate to the task. AKA No where Progressive/Liberal enough |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
3. I respectfully disagree with Dr. Krugman (first time ever?) |
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countrydad58 (274 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 01:59 PM Response to Reply #3 |
25. Absolutely! |
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Crankie Avalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
4. It is ever thus with half measures. n/t |
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qazplm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
5. but the situation wouldn't be appreciably better |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 12:34 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Because the world renown economist just doesn't understand how bad the collapse is? |
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qazplm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 12:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. uh no |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 01:06 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. "because it underestimates the depths we were in when Obama came into office." |
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qazplm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 01:09 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. politically |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 01:37 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Using history as the predictor, the market would stabilize at something closer to true valuations, |
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qazplm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 01:45 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. unemployment would be dropping |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 01:56 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Ah the old "ignore the argument and restate the fantasy pulled out of my ass" tactic. |
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qazplm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 02:04 PM Response to Reply #24 |
31. ah the old |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 02:21 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. Yes history is of no importance whatsoever for everything is entirely different today. |
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qazplm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 05:01 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. as is your putrid reading comprehension |
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countrydad58 (274 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 02:01 PM Response to Reply #15 |
28. Well the Stock Market is doing well |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 12:35 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Perhaps, but political support typically tracks economic expectations more than circumstances |
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qazplm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 12:47 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. that was a presidential year |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 12:50 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. A presidential election with an incumbent president is a referendum. eom. |
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qazplm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 01:06 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. I disagree, it is a mix |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 01:13 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. As you wish. |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 12:40 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Dems picked up lots of seats in the 1934 mid-terms |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 01:07 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Bingo! |
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qazplm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 01:12 PM Response to Reply #8 |
17. you are free to believe that |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 01:24 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. FDR's first 100 days |
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qazplm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 01:48 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. people were helped |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 02:07 PM Response to Reply #22 |
34. Far fewer people are employed now than on 1/20/2009 |
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countrydad58 (274 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 02:07 PM Response to Reply #19 |
33. Yes |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 02:01 PM Response to Reply #8 |
27. And in 1938 the voters decided to kill the New Deal and voted overwhelmingly for Republicans. |
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qazplm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 02:05 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. that's the problem with simplistic reasoning |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 02:15 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. I guess FDR hated working people. |
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BlueCheese (897 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 05:51 PM Response to Reply #5 |
43. A 2% change in unemployment... |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
16. Recommend |
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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
23. No, it's the story of biased media and huge outside funding. |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 01:59 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. +1 |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
29. Actually there's a veritable buffet of FAIL to sample and choose from |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
30. IT is clear that nobody with POWER is going to listen to Krugman, and nobody with POWER is |
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Proud Liberal Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
36. The real story of this election |
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andym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
38. The critical part of the article is: |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
39. As So Many Of Us have said from Day One, |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
41. Story of this election is.... suitcases full of cash. Period. |
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Winston Wolf (117 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
42. Thanks for the article... |
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