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In reply to the discussion: Paul Krugman: We live in the most unequal society ever, and it’s only getting worse [View all]pampango
(24,692 posts)42. Europe is quite "civilized" (some would argue much moreso than the US) and
income is much more fairly distributed there than it is here.
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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
Krugman lost his shine for some becuase he, though often critical, generally approves of Obama's
arely staircase
Apr 2014
#71
hmm, I've not heard/read the comments about his liking the permanent tax cuts for the top
CTyankee
Apr 2014
#12
Ignoring, of course, 300+ years of slavery and the Jim Crow era that followed, or the natives
Demeter
Apr 2014
#40
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
It was pretty clear to me that Krugman was talking about the US and not other nations
Major Nikon
Apr 2014
#21
Because there are nations today which have far worse income equality than the US
Major Nikon
Apr 2014
#58
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
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
A $300,000 yearly salary is big time in comparison to the typical CEO today??
maddiemom
Apr 2014
#50
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
The tide of Reaganomics DID lift all boats*. It just didn't help people who can't afford boats*.
tclambert
Apr 2014
#65
while I feel unqualified to do so, le me help mr. krugman out with some specifics
arely staircase
Apr 2014
#70