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TheRealNorth

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3. Krugman has always been a neoliberal....

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #2)

Wed May 18, 2022, 03:07 PM

May 2022

Going back to at least the late '90's when he crowed about how great it was going to be for everyone when we shipped factory jobs to Mexico and China. So of course we know who's camp he is in. He's part of the reason the Democratic Party is in this mess with blue collar voters- because we listened too much to him.

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Funny how people are still blaming Joe. ProudMNDemocrat May 2022 #1

Well, to be fair they had loses in 2020. Here's what Paul Krugman says about gouging and inflation: Hoyt May 2022 #2

Krugman has always been a neoliberal.... TheRealNorth May 2022 #3

Do you have any criticism of what he said? What does your go to Hoyt May 2022 #4

Yes TheRealNorth May 2022 #7

Hey, you own oil and oil prices go up, you make more. You would to if you owned oil. Hoyt May 2022 #12

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