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1StrongBlackMan

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6. Agreed ...

Thu Apr 17, 2014, 12:55 PM

Apr 2014

And I would add, just about any of the colonized African nations, where there was no pretense of equality, economic or social.

ETA: nations instead of countries.

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Paul Krugman: We live in the most unequal society ever, and it’s only getting worse [View all] kpete Apr 2014 OP

it's only too bad that Krugman himself hfojvt Apr 2014 #1

Which policies does Krugman support (sometimes) ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #5

mostly ATRA hfojvt Apr 2014 #9

Only if you only look at ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #18

Free Trade, permanent tax cuts for the wealthy, insurance mandates... Demo_Chris Apr 2014 #46

While ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #54

Krugman lost his shine for some becuase he, though often critical, generally approves of Obama's arely staircase Apr 2014 #71

Yeah ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #73

Huh? I've been reading Krugman since he started writing for the Times back in CTyankee Apr 2014 #8

see above, about ATRA hfojvt Apr 2014 #10

hmm, I've not heard/read the comments about his liking the permanent tax cuts for the top CTyankee Apr 2014 #12

And even if he had ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #19

it's only inequality neutral hfojvt Apr 2014 #72

Okay ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #74

Yep ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #78

right, sure it is hfojvt Apr 2014 #80

Okay. eom. 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #82

Seems a bit disingenuous Major Nikon Apr 2014 #20

Exactly ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #56

seems far more disingenuous for Krugman to say it that way hfojvt Apr 2014 #69

re: And for some reason, some liberals want to defend it... pragmatic_dem Apr 2014 #84

I don't follow him closely, but nothing I've seen or heard (on TV) from him merrily Apr 2014 #83

Civilization is a wealth/resource concentration process The2ndWheel Apr 2014 #2

Europe is quite "civilized" (some would argue much moreso than the US) and pampango Apr 2014 #42

I don't think I agree with that. LuvNewcastle Apr 2014 #3

Have to agree. enlightenment Apr 2014 #4

Agreed ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #6

he's talking about the US, genius Doctor_J Apr 2014 #36

He should have qualified his statement, then. LuvNewcastle Apr 2014 #39

Krugman said it in the context of the U.S. Gormy Cuss Apr 2014 #68

Ignoring, of course, 300+ years of slavery and the Jim Crow era that followed, or the natives Demeter Apr 2014 #40

It would be interesting to see the proportion of billionaires and millionaires CJCRANE Apr 2014 #44

I would argue that society in the antebellum South was probably more unequal Art_from_Ark Apr 2014 #85

No way ours is the most unequal society that ever existed. You don't even have to go back into raccoon Apr 2014 #7

So you guys are smarter than Krugman? HangOnKids Apr 2014 #11

I am ... oldhippie Apr 2014 #16

No sorry just NO. HangOnKids Apr 2014 #32

Thank you, I will oldhippie Apr 2014 #35

I reckon so. ROFL nt raccoon Apr 2014 #24

You reckon wrong. HangOnKids Apr 2014 #33

Lots of really stupid people get degrees, you know Demeter Apr 2014 #41

I've heard that George W. Bush has degrees .... oldhippie Apr 2014 #61

I have a degree or two or three ...... oldhippie Apr 2014 #62

Your logical fallacy is.... KurtNYC Apr 2014 #76

It was pretty clear to me that Krugman was talking about the US and not other nations Major Nikon Apr 2014 #21

that sounds right to me, too. CTyankee Apr 2014 #23

How was that pretty clear? oldhippie Apr 2014 #55

Because there are nations today which have far worse income equality than the US Major Nikon Apr 2014 #58

" It would be completely ridiculous otherwise." oldhippie Apr 2014 #63

Which means either Nobel laureate Krugman is a complete idiot or his comment was misinterpreted Major Nikon Apr 2014 #64

We should only be comparing ourselves to our better periods in our own history. maddiemom Apr 2014 #51

Says the guy who is getting paid $25,000 a MONTH by an inequality institute. Cal Carpenter Apr 2014 #13

Peanuts compared to CEOs. And CFOs and BOD members. And so on. laundry_queen Apr 2014 #14

I attacked no one Cal Carpenter Apr 2014 #15

You used a tactic laundry_queen Apr 2014 #26

Oh bullshit Cal Carpenter Apr 2014 #27

Ironic using "last word is yours" from o'reilly on du elias7 Apr 2014 #43

Huh, I'm used to being red-baited on DU Cal Carpenter Apr 2014 #48

It's not about obtaining wealth .. sometimes enormous wealth .. but it is about >> YOHABLO Apr 2014 #66

So Krugman should live in a van down by the river before he has any credibility on the subject? Major Nikon Apr 2014 #22

See post #15 Cal Carpenter Apr 2014 #25

If you don't want to defend your own statement, that's fine by me Major Nikon Apr 2014 #28

Please do give up HangOnKids Apr 2014 #34

Really.. PasadenaTrudy Apr 2014 #81

What he makes isn't the problem. herding cats Apr 2014 #30

Alse, he is not expected to teach or supervise students seveneyes Apr 2014 #49

A $300,000 yearly salary is big time in comparison to the typical CEO today?? maddiemom Apr 2014 #50

A typical community college president is paid more than that. QC Apr 2014 #52

Solve inequality by cutting taxes and deregulating corporations. ErikJ Apr 2014 #17

Well said. Achieving greater income equality is not rocket science. pampango Apr 2014 #45

Fire in the lake, the center cannot hold Warpy Apr 2014 #29

When does the revolution start? Initech Apr 2014 #31

As soon as the people CFLDem Apr 2014 #47

I seem to remember that the Bush tax cuts were going to expire Doctor_J Apr 2014 #37

It was especially discouraging. Really pumped up the midterm turnout too. Enthusiast Apr 2014 #38

Raygun and his fool posse could only have wished to have been so influential nolabels Apr 2014 #53

They guy who never met a free-trade agreement he didn't like? taught_me_patience Apr 2014 #57

You might be thinking of Friedman. alarimer Apr 2014 #59

No. Paul Krugman was a huge NAFTA shill in the '90s. Paul just doesn't like to own up to it. Romulox Apr 2014 #75

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2014 #60

The tide of Reaganomics DID lift all boats*. It just didn't help people who can't afford boats*. tclambert Apr 2014 #65

Inherited Inequality DallasNE Apr 2014 #67

while I feel unqualified to do so, le me help mr. krugman out with some specifics arely staircase Apr 2014 #70

So more unequal than slavery or massive labor/death camps? KurtNYC Apr 2014 #77

Our "ideals" are a fiction on par with GW's cherry tree. WinkyDink Apr 2014 #79