Need to flip the script. Billionaires and corporations always expect handouts to the detriment of the people by way of tax cuts, they are the true “welfare queens”.
It's like this. You know how a schizophrenic sometimes pushes someone onto the subway tracks for no reason? That's what Republicans are doing to America.
Just watched and am intrigued by his uncanny ability describing the cruelty of Trumps financial agenda. It is sickening to think that good human beings will die and the filthy rich will get richer.
We are talking about our neighbors employers who don’t offer healthcare or pay decent wages.
Most Americans just don’t get the fact that we are a Nation of the working poor!
These cuts will be devastating to working men and women and their children. Especially their children! The sick part is that Trumps base will be devastated by these cuts as well.
We can’t allow this to happen to anyone!!!We have to fight back for even the ignorant. Our children deserve better!!!
It’s not about Democrat or Republican anymore. It’s about Right and Wrong. 💪❤️
Always enlightening to listen to Paul Krugman. And I appreciate that Anand frequently asks his guests to explain a point or elaborate - very helpful for the listeners.
Just wanted to leave some feedback after listening to the interview, and reading Krugman’s article first thing this morning.
One hour listening to this was *well* worth my long lunch hour time.
Why? Not quite sure i can point to the what. A couple interesting factlettes emerged, smart back-forth easy conversation on really broad-ranging, but related topics.
I think Krugman a gem, so always interested in hearing what he’s thinking about, how he justifies a viewpoint and learning from him. But Anand is (usually) a great interviewer, smart, pushing the discussion to new places, but allowing the interviewee space to explain their views. (Usually. Though senator interview yesterday(?) wasnt a good example).
I sort of understand the “too many substacks” problem, but heck, its such a great problem to have! Amazing writers, reporters, thoughtful, knowledgeable folks. I now cant really keep up, and do have some faves, but sampling is just fine, unless youre obsessive about needing to keep up with all for some reason.
Listening to this for the 2.5th time. (Caught the live halfway.) I have so many thoughts but I will focus on his NYT experience.
What kind of cojones does it take as an editor to in essence tell a Noble prize winner that his language is too clear and evocative. Let's sand it down so it's boring and doesn't get any attention.
Yes. The bill is going to gut Medicaid. This the time when every democrat should be targeting each and every person affected by Medicaid and tell the. How to pillory their Republican representative..all this to give tax cut to billionaires who would not notice the increase. How much wealth does a person need. When is enough enough.
There never seems to be a time when one of the billionaires acknowledges that enough is finally enough. I think the poor understand when enough is enough. Gluttonous people don’t care for anyone but themselves and hence there are a lot of would-be trumpers out there. Trump cruelty knows no stopping point. There will be others to follow the trump lineage if we don’t stop him - just look at trump’s family-young, lying and greedy.
Krugman is not a political analyst. Cruelty is not their motive (although they are cruel), keeping poor people poor, and making more people poor, results in fewer voters. Those people on the corner looking for day work and the other tens of millions of adults on Medicaid are mostly too stressed and busy surviving to vote. Trump and most republicans in power are selfish and greedy, they want that Medicaid money for themselves and they want to stay in power so they can keep pillaging the public coffers. Fewer voters helps them stay in power, along with gerrymandering and the massive amounts of corporate money that purchases their elections. Check out Alex Gibney’s latest doc on HBO Max: The Dark Money Game.
This was a wonderful conversation. Thank for this antidote to the madness. One name came to mind when you were talking about the systematic lack of empathy, Ayn Rand. It would be interesting to know how many people in this administration and Congress are Ayn Rand followers.
The audio on The Ink is very low and I turn the volume all the way up on my computer and still can't hear the conversation if I'm doing anything else, which I usually am. Please make it louder.
I recommend you interview Dr. Stephanie Kelton to truly understand how our economy works. FFOTUS is destroying our national power through his declared tariff war on the world. Dr. K will layout the power of sovereign fiat currency so you realize we, American citizens, possess that power.
Need to flip the script. Billionaires and corporations always expect handouts to the detriment of the people by way of tax cuts, they are the true “welfare queens”.
It's like this. You know how a schizophrenic sometimes pushes someone onto the subway tracks for no reason? That's what Republicans are doing to America.
Just watched and am intrigued by his uncanny ability describing the cruelty of Trumps financial agenda. It is sickening to think that good human beings will die and the filthy rich will get richer.
We are talking about our neighbors employers who don’t offer healthcare or pay decent wages.
Most Americans just don’t get the fact that we are a Nation of the working poor!
These cuts will be devastating to working men and women and their children. Especially their children! The sick part is that Trumps base will be devastated by these cuts as well.
We can’t allow this to happen to anyone!!!We have to fight back for even the ignorant. Our children deserve better!!!
It’s not about Democrat or Republican anymore. It’s about Right and Wrong. 💪❤️
I'm so afraid of losing Social Security and Medicare. I'm retired and I worked all my life for these small bits of retirement ease.
Always enlightening to listen to Paul Krugman. And I appreciate that Anand frequently asks his guests to explain a point or elaborate - very helpful for the listeners.
Just wanted to leave some feedback after listening to the interview, and reading Krugman’s article first thing this morning.
One hour listening to this was *well* worth my long lunch hour time.
Why? Not quite sure i can point to the what. A couple interesting factlettes emerged, smart back-forth easy conversation on really broad-ranging, but related topics.
I think Krugman a gem, so always interested in hearing what he’s thinking about, how he justifies a viewpoint and learning from him. But Anand is (usually) a great interviewer, smart, pushing the discussion to new places, but allowing the interviewee space to explain their views. (Usually. Though senator interview yesterday(?) wasnt a good example).
I sort of understand the “too many substacks” problem, but heck, its such a great problem to have! Amazing writers, reporters, thoughtful, knowledgeable folks. I now cant really keep up, and do have some faves, but sampling is just fine, unless youre obsessive about needing to keep up with all for some reason.
Listening to this for the 2.5th time. (Caught the live halfway.) I have so many thoughts but I will focus on his NYT experience.
What kind of cojones does it take as an editor to in essence tell a Noble prize winner that his language is too clear and evocative. Let's sand it down so it's boring and doesn't get any attention.
My great great great grandfather was here and my family fought for freedom and democracy.
Yes. The bill is going to gut Medicaid. This the time when every democrat should be targeting each and every person affected by Medicaid and tell the. How to pillory their Republican representative..all this to give tax cut to billionaires who would not notice the increase. How much wealth does a person need. When is enough enough.
There never seems to be a time when one of the billionaires acknowledges that enough is finally enough. I think the poor understand when enough is enough. Gluttonous people don’t care for anyone but themselves and hence there are a lot of would-be trumpers out there. Trump cruelty knows no stopping point. There will be others to follow the trump lineage if we don’t stop him - just look at trump’s family-young, lying and greedy.
I would also add that in their drive to acquire wealth, they have also lost the spiritual content of their humanity. They are an amoral lot.
Yes, AOC is sensible.
Krugman is not a political analyst. Cruelty is not their motive (although they are cruel), keeping poor people poor, and making more people poor, results in fewer voters. Those people on the corner looking for day work and the other tens of millions of adults on Medicaid are mostly too stressed and busy surviving to vote. Trump and most republicans in power are selfish and greedy, they want that Medicaid money for themselves and they want to stay in power so they can keep pillaging the public coffers. Fewer voters helps them stay in power, along with gerrymandering and the massive amounts of corporate money that purchases their elections. Check out Alex Gibney’s latest doc on HBO Max: The Dark Money Game.
It is Mental Health Awareness Month and I think it’s time for all mainstream news media to say out loud that POTUS is addicted to power and greed.
He is also mentally very ill.
This was a wonderful conversation. Thank for this antidote to the madness. One name came to mind when you were talking about the systematic lack of empathy, Ayn Rand. It would be interesting to know how many people in this administration and Congress are Ayn Rand followers.
The audio on The Ink is very low and I turn the volume all the way up on my computer and still can't hear the conversation if I'm doing anything else, which I usually am. Please make it louder.
Paul Krugman now a substacker is something I didn't see coming but sure I'm happy to see this
I recommend you interview Dr. Stephanie Kelton to truly understand how our economy works. FFOTUS is destroying our national power through his declared tariff war on the world. Dr. K will layout the power of sovereign fiat currency so you realize we, American citizens, possess that power.