Why do people here hate Paul Krugman so much?
ST
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on 6/3/12 at 5:00pm
I don't read the NYTimes enough to have an opinion, but I'm curious to hear what Krugman has said that causes people on WSO to disagree with him so strongly?






cant trust them beady eyes
cant trust them beady eyes
In my opinion, he is just to
In my opinion, he is just to far left. E.g. claiming that Hayek was not an economist, but a political pundit. (or something to that extent)
He is smart, nobody can deny that, but he's just a jackass.
"History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme."
He is insane. No, seriously.
He is insane. No, seriously.
Paul Krugman might just be
Paul Krugman might just be the smartest guy ever. Perhaps he sees the writing on the wall and only proposes further spending binges because he wants the U.S. to go out with a bang.
If not for that, there is little promise in his views because the Austrian in me finds his views of Keynesian intervention in the economy to be uneducated and destructive.
"I'd rather die than be a phony." - Patrice O'Neal
His solution to everything is
His solution to everything is just spend more. Everything will work out in the end.
At this point, he is a
At this point, he is a politician with an economists tool set.
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He's not terrible, but is too
He's not terrible, but is too liberal for me.
Reality hits you hard, bro...
Leftist partisan celebrity
Leftist partisan celebrity shill posing as an academic.
Even if he is right about
Even if he is right about something, his writing is unbearable. So much shit talking, name calling, and just whining. Used to like him briefly, but he is just a prick.
It doesn't even matter how
It doesn't even matter how smart others say he is, because he acts like a 5 year old when something doesn't go his way. (See what he wrote in his editorial the day after he had the debate with Ron Paul on Bloomberg TV).
Most people on here who bash
Most people on here who bash him have a poor understanding of even the most basic concepts of economics. Economics is a science, not an ideological political debate (eg. Keynesians vs. Austrians, small government vs. big government).
JDawg, I was told that you
JDawg, I was told that you were a little keynesian fanatic. For now, I will give you a pass because I have to go out and get drunk.
However, someday, I'll deal with your keynesian brain.
JDawg: Most people on here
Most people on here who bash him have a poor understanding of even the most basic concepts of economics. Economics is a science, not an ideological political debate (eg. Keynesians vs. Austrians, small government vs. big government).
You can't really blame them when Dr. Krugman himself forgets that.
JDawg: Most people on here
Most people on here who bash him have a poor understanding of even the most basic concepts of economics. Economics is a science, not an ideological political debate (eg. Keynesians vs. Austrians, small government vs. big government).
While I understand the scientific theoretics, it is impossible to classify economics as a straight science. Unless you meant "science" in a different way, it is also very much an evolving subject which cannot be solved by the simple application of scientific solutions and formulas.
"History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme."
Burgundy and Gold Blood: At
At this point, he is a politician with an economists tool set.
This - he has done brilliant things in his career and his work on international trade was seminal and groundbreaking and fully deserving of the Nobel Prize he received. But at this point he has political ideas that supersede his academic and economic credentials. He is so biased against the right he will pigeonhole any policy prescription adopted by the Democratic party into some half-baked economic rationale.
I wasn't even expressing an
Because he looks at what's
He is a political shill who
JDawg: I wasn't even
"I'd rather die than be a phony." - Patrice O'Neal
Because he's not on the "cut
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I called my wife fat while we were making dinner.
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I think he himself stated it
The Economist states the
CNBC sucks
"This financial crisis is worse than a divorce. I've lost all my money, but the wife is still here." - Client after getting blown up
he is an insufferable douche.
Working9-5: The Economist
Working9-5: The Economist
I hate him because a bunch of
seedy underbelly: Because he
JDawg: Most people on here
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A lot of WSO posters are
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He's a Commie.
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JDawg: I wasn't even
"History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme."
Nouveau Richie: I think he
Gomez Addams: JDawg: Most
Colc coca said it well. You
Relinquis: A lot of WSO
Abdel I haven't watched those
JDawg: Abdel I haven't
Krugman is like all our
Eventus stultorum magister.
I wouldnt say Krugman is a
JDawg: I wasn't even
MuddledMint: I wouldnt say
"I'd rather die than be a phony." - Patrice O'Neal
JDawg: This. I don't even
I am not cocky, I am confident, and when you tell me I am the best it is a compliment.
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Economics is not a hard
Babyj18777: To echo another
eokpar02: JDawg: This. I