What did Paul Krugman mean by: There’s one thing that the Fed has been really good at cracking down on, and that’s inflation. Paul Krugman Economist · USA Copy
Rising inequality isn’t about who has the knowledge; it’s about who has the power. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Paul Krugman, Inequality, Knowledge, Power, 0 Paul Krugman Economist · USA
Bad ideas flourish because they are in the interest of powerful groups. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Paul Krugman, Consequences, Interests, Power, 0 Paul Krugman Economist · USA
The federal government is basically an insurance company with an army. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Paul Krugman, Government, Insurance, Military, 0 Paul Krugman Economist · USA
Economists don’t usually make good speculators, because they think too much. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Paul Krugman, Economics, Speculation, Thinking, 0 Paul Krugman Economist · USA
Social Security is a social insurance program – it is not designed to be the same thing as a 401(k). Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Paul Krugman, Differences, Insurance, Retirement, 0 Paul Krugman Economist · USA
If you’re doing your job right, some substantial group of people [is] going to be mad at you. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Paul Krugman, Accountability, Conflict, Controversy, 0 Paul Krugman Economist · USA
The goal in the end is not to win elections. The goal is to change society. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Paul Krugman, Change, Goal, Society, 0 Paul Krugman Economist · USA
We should try to create the society each of us would want if we didn’t know in advance who we’d be. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Paul Krugman, Equality, Fairness, Justice, 0 Paul Krugman Economist · USA
How could economics not be behavioral? If it isn’t behavioral, what the hell is it? Read explanation Charlie Munger Business person
Capital in the hands of a national government forms a part of the gross national capital. Jean-Baptiste Say Economist · France
Once a nation parts with the control of its credit, it matters not who makes the laws. William Lyon Mackenzie King Politician · Canada
