Back   OpEd News
Font
PageWidth
Original Content at
https://www.opednews.com/Quicklink/Paul-Krugman-Trump-Is-Rig-in-General_News-Economics_Paul-Krugman_Right-Wing-Hate_Right-Wing-Hypocrisy-150907-442.html
(Note: You can view every article as one long page if you sign up as an Advocate Member, or higher).

September 7, 2015

Paul Krugman: Trump Is Right on Economics

By Sheila Samples

Am I saying that Mr. Trump is better and more serious than he’s given credit for being? Not at all — he is exactly the ignorant blowhard he seems to be. It’s when it comes to his rivals that appearances can be deceiving. Some of them may come across as reasonable and thoughtful, but in reality they are anything but. Jeb Bush, in particular, may pose as a reasonable, thoughtful type — credulous reporters even describe him a ...

::::::::

Donald Trump
Donald Trump
(Image by Gage Skidmore)
  Details   DMCA

Am I saying that Mr. Trump is better and more serious than he’s given credit for being? Not at all — he is exactly the ignorant blowhard he seems to be. It’s when it comes to his rivals that appearances can be deceiving. Some of them may come across as reasonable and thoughtful, but in reality they are anything but. Jeb Bush, in particular, may pose as a reasonable, thoughtful type — credulous reporters even describe him as a policy wonk — but his actual economic platform, which relies on the magic of tax cuts to deliver a doubling of America’s growth rate, is pure supply-side voodoo.

Authors Website: http://sheilastuff.blogspot.com

Authors Bio:

Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.


Back