Why Liberal Darlings Krugman and Warren Are Praising Trump's Dumb Economics
Wanting to raise taxes on the rich is good enough.
Add Sen. Elizabeth Warren to the list of notable leftists with some (very measured) kind words for Donald Trump's economic platform. As Warren said on The View:
There are a lot of places where he gets out and talks about important things," Warren said of the celebrity real estate tycoon on ABC's "The View."
"Donald Trump and I both agree that there ought to be more taxation of the billionaires, the people who are making their money on Wall Street," she said.
Warren's comments followed a hilariously trolling column by Nobel Prize-winning New York Times economist Paul Krugman, who wrote "Trump Is Right on Economics":
Instead, Mr. Bush has chosen to attack Mr. Trump as a false conservative, a proposition that is supposedly demonstrated by his deviations from current Republican economic orthodoxy: his willingness to raise taxes on the rich, his positive words about universal health care. And that tells you a lot about the dire state of the G.O.P. For the issues the Bush campaign is using to attack its unexpected nemesis are precisely the issues on which Mr. Trump happens to be right, and the Republican establishment has been proved utterly wrong.
Warren and Krugman both stipulated that they were only praising Trump's economic platform—his attitude toward taxes, specifically—not his desire to eject all illegal immigrants from the country. Of course, immigration policy is itself an aspect of economic policy, as is trade policy. It would be heartening if either Krugman or Warren signaled recognition that a candidate cannot be both "right on economics" and vigorously nativist in his immigration and trade views. But for them, it seems, wanting to raise taxes on the rich is good enough.
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“Donald Trump and I both agree that there ought to be more taxation of the billionaires, the people who are making their money on Wall Street,” she said.
So, Unions and Calpers. Got it.
You know who else wanted to tax billionaires?
This guys:
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“Donald Trump and I both agree that there ought to be more taxation of the billionaires, the people who are making their money on Wall Street,” she said.
Every good leftist knows, and this includes Trump, that all our problems can be solved by shifting wealth.
For the love of god please don’t tell me drooling imbecile and Gawker enviyist Robby has been assigned to cover economic issues.
Any old drooling imbecile can cover economic assertions by the economic version of Dumb and Dumber – Krugman and Warren.
I do hope its just another article baiting for Trump-Clicks
He’s such a dumb asshole.
Is Sitting Bullshit going to go on the warpath and jump in the Democratic primary? It’s pretty wide open with Hilary floundering and Bernie being the progressive wing’s second choice after her.
I think if Hillary bows out (hopefully from jail), the Dems will put Warren on the ticket, because God forbid they have two white men running for office. I mean, one is bad enough, but two?
“Why Liberal Darlings Krugman and Warren Are Praising Trump’s Dumb Economics”
Because they’re dumb?
Hey Robbie, use a current picture of Fauxcahontas, not one from 20 years ago when she was probably mildly attractive. The bitch is 66 already.
Hey, at least they’ve stated running recent pix of Hillary. For a good stretch there, they were all at least 6 years old, and some more in the 10 year range.
Even though Hillary did them the enormous favor of actually wearing an orange suit for her “I am not a crook” speech.
“running recent pix of Hillary.”
I thank Drudge for that.
They forced Reason’s hand with the power of “vast right-wing conspiracy”
Warren was attractive, ever?
Confiscating all US billionaires wealth would fund the country for 6 months. Then what?
Hey, investing no at in America’s stock markets is a vice, like smoking tobacco and must be punished by rightthinking people.
Oh yeah, bring it!
Warren/Krugman 2020
/HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
Impressive. You lot are making the short bus crowd in the Breitbart comments look sophisticated.