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Old 11-29-2012, 07:50 PM
 
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Krugman is an Award-winning Noble Prize Economist who I happen to agree with. Good for him!!!


"Every time you read someone extolling the dynamism of the modern economy, the virtues of risk-taking, declaring that everyone has to expect to have multiple jobs in his or her life and that you can never stop learning, etc,, etc., bear in mind that this is a portrait of an economy with no stability, no guarantees that hard work will provide a consistent living, and a constant possibility of being thrown aside simply because you happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time."
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Old 11-30-2012, 01:52 PM
 
Location: Nassau, Long Island, NY
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Krugman is an Award-winning Noble Prize Economist who I happen to agree with. Good for him!!!


"Every time you read someone extolling the dynamism of the modern economy, the virtues of risk-taking, declaring that everyone has to expect to have multiple jobs in his or her life and that you can never stop learning, etc,, etc., bear in mind that this is a portrait of an economy with no stability, no guarantees that hard work will provide a consistent living, and a constant possibility of being thrown aside simply because you happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time."
I don't always agree with him, as he is a bit too liberal for me.

But I can sure see why he won a Nobel Prize.

That quote is an example of why. He's got his eyes wide open to what's going on, that is for sure! Better than a lot of other people in the media.
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Old 12-01-2012, 03:02 AM
 
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yes, I read his articles on NYTimes routinely and he's quite a brilliant thinker. he seems to be able to catch on to what's goin on under the covers and ask the right kinds of questions, ones that would never cross the minds of lesser minds
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Old 12-01-2012, 09:57 AM
 
Location: Metro Detroit, Michigan
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Krugman is a tool.
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Old 12-01-2012, 11:33 AM
 
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Krugman is a tool.
care to elaborate?
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Old 12-01-2012, 04:37 PM
 
Location: Lincoln County Road or Armageddon
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Krugman is an Award-winning Noble Prize Economist who I happen to agree with. Good for him!!!


"Every time you read someone extolling the dynamism of the modern economy, the virtues of risk-taking, declaring that everyone has to expect to have multiple jobs in his or her life and that you can never stop learning, etc,, etc., bear in mind that this is a portrait of an economy with no stability, no guarantees that hard work will provide a consistent living, and a constant possibility of being thrown aside simply because you happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time."
That pretty much sums it up. Twenty minutes of kissing a** will get you further than eight hours of busting a**.
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Old 12-02-2012, 03:49 PM
 
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If you like Krugman, you might like this, too.

Just came across it yesterday and I posted on the Unemployment forum as it seemed a more appropriate venue.


https://www.city-data.com/forum/unemp...n-painted.html
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