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is kudlow drunk again or got the virus?
Last edited Wed Mar 11, 2020, 02:39 AM - Edit history (1)
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Trump Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow’s Coronavirus Briefing Appearance Backfires
https://www.politicususa.com/2020/03/10/kudlow-coronavirus-briefing.html
Trump sent his top economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, out to talk about the economic response, but all anyone could talk about was that Kudlow looked ill.
Kudlow could have been tired. He could have a cold or the flu, but it certainly looked like he was trying not to cough, which is a big problem at a briefing on the coronavirus.
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It IS Trumplandia, after all...
From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Kudlow
Kudlow began his career as a junior financial analyst at the New York Federal Reserve. He soon left government to work on Wall Street at Paine Webber and Bear Stearns as a financial analyst. In 1981, after previously volunteering and working for left-wing politicians and causes, Kudlow joined the administration of Ronald Reagan as associate director for economics and planning in the Office of Management and Budget.
After leaving the Reagan Administration during the second term, Kudlow returned to Wall Street and Bear Stearns, serving as the firm's chief economist from 1987 until 1994. During this time, he also advised the gubernatorial campaign of Christine Todd Whitman on economic issues.
In the late 1990s, after a publicized battle with cocaine and alcohol addiction, Kudlow left Wall Street to become an economic media commentator – first with National Review, and later hosting several shows on CNBC. Kudlow returned to politics in 2018, serving as Gary Cohn's replacement at the National Economic Council.
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Economy
A self-described "Reagan supply-sider", Kudlow is known for his support for tax cuts and deregulation. According to The Economist, Kudlow is "the quintessential member of the Republican Party's business wing". Kudlow has no formal economics qualifications.
In 1993, Kudlow predicted that Bill Clinton's tax increases would dampen economic growth. When the economy boomed in the late-1990s, Kudlow credited it to tax cuts enacted during the Reagan administration (1981–1989).
He has also advocated that employees be compelled to make greater contributions to their pension and medical costs, suggesting that these expenses are an undue burden on businesses and defends high executive compensation as a manifestation of market forces and opposes most forms of government regulation. In general, he has described himself as a supply-side economist, arguing that reducing tax rates will encourage economic growth and ultimately increase tax revenue. He has often argued that economic growth will clear deficits, while acknowledging the limits of growth. He has also advocated wide ownership of stocks and has frequently spoken of a broad "investor class" that includes most Americans.
After leaving the Reagan Administration during the second term, Kudlow returned to Wall Street and Bear Stearns, serving as the firm's chief economist from 1987 until 1994. During this time, he also advised the gubernatorial campaign of Christine Todd Whitman on economic issues.
In the late 1990s, after a publicized battle with cocaine and alcohol addiction, Kudlow left Wall Street to become an economic media commentator – first with National Review, and later hosting several shows on CNBC. Kudlow returned to politics in 2018, serving as Gary Cohn's replacement at the National Economic Council.
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Economy
A self-described "Reagan supply-sider", Kudlow is known for his support for tax cuts and deregulation. According to The Economist, Kudlow is "the quintessential member of the Republican Party's business wing". Kudlow has no formal economics qualifications.
In 1993, Kudlow predicted that Bill Clinton's tax increases would dampen economic growth. When the economy boomed in the late-1990s, Kudlow credited it to tax cuts enacted during the Reagan administration (1981–1989).
He has also advocated that employees be compelled to make greater contributions to their pension and medical costs, suggesting that these expenses are an undue burden on businesses and defends high executive compensation as a manifestation of market forces and opposes most forms of government regulation. In general, he has described himself as a supply-side economist, arguing that reducing tax rates will encourage economic growth and ultimately increase tax revenue. He has often argued that economic growth will clear deficits, while acknowledging the limits of growth. He has also advocated wide ownership of stocks and has frequently spoken of a broad "investor class" that includes most Americans.
Sorry Larry, all your economic beliefs and theories have flown out the window.........
