Fiscal Scare Tactics

New York Times by Paul Krugman | Feb. 4, 2010 (Opinion)

Fear-mongering on the deficit as part of the Republican political strategy could end up doing as much harm as the fear-mongering on weapons of mass destruction. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Patricia Blochowiak - Feb 4, 2010 - 8:12 PM PST
Reviewed by: Patricia Blochowiak (review), Dwight Rousu (review), Tanya J. Maurer (review)
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Edited by: Patricia Blochowiak - Feb 6, 2010 - 2:48 PM PST

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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Feb. 9, 2010

Krugman is in his area of expertise. When the mainstream media and the political opposition speak economic nonsense, it is politics and fear mongering.

running big deficits in the face of the worst economic slump since the 1930s is actually the right thing to do. If anything, deficits should be bigger than they are because ... More »

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Patricia Blochowiak
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 by Patricia Blochowiak - Feb. 6, 2010
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