Benefits Quote by Paul Krugman

“Wealthy Americans who benefit hugely from a system rigged in their favor react with hysteria to anyone who points out just how rigged the system is.”

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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.

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“The rich are different from you and me: they have more influence.”

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“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.…

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Not all private equity people are evil. Only some.

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You really have to go searching desperately to find any contemporary examples of good, old-fashioned runaway inflation.

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However, the fact that an economist offers a theoretical analysis does not and should not automatically command respect. What is needed is some assurance…

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Politics determines who has the power, not who has the truth.

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The key reason executives are paid so much now is that they appoint the members of the corporate board that determines their compensation and…

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I've always believed in expansionary monetary policy and if necessary fiscal policy when the economy is depressed.

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...academic credentials are neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition for having your ideas taken seriously. If a famous professor repeatedly says stupid things,…

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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…

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