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> [Republican candidates had to appeal to their base, which is by and large elderly white people arguing with empty chairs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-krugman/republican-candidates-had-to-appeal-to-their-base-which-is-by-and/)

[Paul Krugman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-krugman/)

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## More by Paul Krugman

> [People who are complaining about the Fed are people who've been predicting runaway inflation for five and six years, and it hasn't happened.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-krugman/people-who-are-complaining-about-the-fed-are-people-who-ve-been/)

[Paul Krugman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-krugman/)

> [Surely I'm not the only person to ask the obvious question: How different, really, is Mr. Madoff's tale from the story of the investment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-krugman/surely-i-m-not-the-only-person-to-ask-the-obvious-question-how/)

[Paul Krugman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-krugman/)

> [“The rich are different from you and me: they have more influence.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-krugman/the-rich-are-different-from-you-and-me-they-have-more-influence/)

[Paul Krugman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-krugman/)

> [“The Internet’s impact on the economy has been no greater than the fax machine’s….ten years from now, the phrase “information economy” will sound silly.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-krugman/the-internet-s-impact-on-the-economy-has-been-no-greater-than-the-fax/)

[Paul Krugman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-krugman/)

> [Not all private equity people are evil. Only some.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-krugman/not-all-private-equity-people-are-evil-only-some/)

[Paul Krugman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-krugman/)

> [You really have to go searching desperately to find any contemporary examples of good, old-fashioned runaway inflation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-krugman/you-really-have-to-go-searching-desperately-to-find-any-contemporary/)

[Paul Krugman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-krugman/)

> [However, the fact that an economist offers a theoretical analysis does not and should not automatically command respect. What is needed is some assurance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-krugman/however-the-fact-that-an-economist-offers-a-theoretical-analysis-does/)

[Paul Krugman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-krugman/)

> [Politics determines who has the power, not who has the truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-krugman/politics-determines-who-has-the-power-not-who-has-the-truth/)

[Paul Krugman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-krugman/)

> [The key reason executives are paid so much now is that they appoint the members of the corporate board that determines their compensation and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-krugman/the-key-reason-executives-are-paid-so-much-now-is-that-they-appoint/)

[Paul Krugman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-krugman/)

> [I've always believed in expansionary monetary policy and if necessary fiscal policy when the economy is depressed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-krugman/i-ve-always-believed-in-expansionary-monetary-policy-and-if-necessary/)

[Paul Krugman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-krugman/)

> [...academic credentials are neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition for having your ideas taken seriously. If a famous professor repeatedly says stupid things,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-krugman/academic-credentials-are-neither-a-necessary-nor-a-sufficient/)

[Paul Krugman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-krugman/)

> [It’s not about the budget; it’s about the power...So will the attack on unions succeed? I don’t know. But anyone who cares about retaining…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-krugman/it-s-not-about-the-budget-it-s-about-the-power-so-will-the-attack-on/)

[Paul Krugman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-krugman/)

> [When stock prices are rising, it's called ''momentum investing''; when they are falling, it's called ''panic.''](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-krugman/when-stock-prices-are-rising-it-s-called-momentum-investing-when-they/)

[Paul Krugman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-krugman/)

> [I don't want a job in the administration; I think I'm more effective carping from the sidelines.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-krugman/i-don-t-want-a-job-in-the-administration-i-think-i-m-more-effective/)

[Paul Krugman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-krugman/)

> [Under the gold standard America had no major financial panics other than in 1873, 1884, 1890, 1893, 1907, 1930, 1931, 1932, and 1933.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-krugman/under-the-gold-standard-america-had-no-major-financial-panics-other/)

[Paul Krugman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-krugman/)

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