The GOP Might Lose the Shutdown Battle, but It's Already Won the Spending War

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11. Krugman described the debt as a "medium-term" problem.

One easily corrected by taxes, not spending cuts to hit the most vulnerable. Unemployment, however, is an immediate problem. Addressing the debt at the cost of higher unemployment seems like a bad idea.

I don't think we actually disagree. I just personally wish Democratic leaders would stop claiming that reducing the deficit is a big victory. I know in politics people take credit for anything that happens, but in this case it reinforces the GOP narrative that that should be a priority over the economy.