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Leading Economist on Trump’s Trade Talk – “He Was Talking Absolute Garbage”

Ezra Grant — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 16:17:58 +0000

World renowned economist Paul Krugman is definitely not a fan of foolishness, so needless to say, he cannot stand Donald Trump. That said, Krugman evaluated the economic/trade aspect of Monday night’s debate and Krugman concluded that Donald Trump was talking nothing but garbage when he talked down the US economy. There were specifics: China is […]

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On Consequential Presidents, Paul Krugman Ranks President Obama Above Reagan

Ezra Grant — Sun, 12 Oct 2014 23:46:07 +0000

According to Paul Krugman, President Obama is a better President than Ronald Reagan ever was. Krugman ranks the present President third behind FDR and LBJ. According to the Nobel Price winner, the most consequential presidents so far are FDR, LBJ, President Obama and then Ronald Reagan. Former President Ronald Reagan has been used and cited […]

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Paul Krugman – Obamacare Will Succeed, You Can Bet On That

Ezra Grant — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 20:50:34 +0000

I haven’t been writing about the healthcare.gov thing, for the simple reason that I have nothing to say. What’s going on isn’t a policy question: we know from the states with working exchanges (including California) that the underlying structure of the law is workable. Instead, it’s about an implementation botch, which is an incredible mess, and […]

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The Republican: From the Stupid Party to the Crazy Party

Ezra Grant — Sat, 21 Sep 2013 15:10:45 +0000

Paul Krugman writes: Early this year, Bobby Jindal, the governor of Louisiana, made headlines by telling his fellow Republicans that they needed to stop being the “stupid party.” Unfortunately, Mr. Jindal failed to offer any constructive suggestions about how they might do that. And, in the months that followed, he himself proceeded to say and […]

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It’s Official! Conservative Media Lies… A Lot!

Ezra Grant — Thu, 12 May 2011 16:10:34 +0000

We’re bringing you a bit of news we’ve already known for some time, but it feels good repeating it again – and again! So just in case there’s anyone out there who doesn’t already know, this makes it official – one more time! A new study confirms the following – that liberal reporters and pundits stick […]

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For The Teaparty, Happy Days Are Here Again!

Ezra Grant — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 21:00:16 +0000

Although the Republicans took over control of the House of Representatives in November and demanded an almost $1 trillion increase to the deficit to provide a tax cut to the rich, a recent poll suggests that the-government-is-spending-too-much-we-must-reduce-the-deficit Teaparty is now happier than ever before. The poll, conducted by Pew Research Center finds that fewer people are […]

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Sacrificing America’s Future Is The Republican Way

Ezra Grant — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:10:37 +0000

The Republican Party would like Americans to believe they are all for deficit reduction. Of course, their position on the deficit and spending can easily be refuted by the free pass they gave the Bush Administration, who conducted business in Washington like they were playing with monopoly money. That said, the Teaparty was hatched to […]

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