Krugman is irrelevant. That said he would make the perfect press secretary for the America hater in the oval.
Let’s also not forget the despicable Mark Penn. While he didn’t get the body count he was probably hoping for, he did get his “Oklahoma City type moment” in order to rescue the current administration.
Mr Krugman and others of his political ilk are fixated (intentionally or unintentionally) upon the wrong metric. “Income inequality” is a matter of relative inconsequence compared to overall STANDARD OF LIVING.
Here is a delightfully trick question to pose to your Leftist acquaintances. ASk them if they would support a measure that would increase by 50 pct the wealth of the poorest 20 pct of the population, but in doing so would double the wealth of the richest 1 pct of the population. Most of them will say NO - saying in essence that opposition to the accumulation of wealth is more important to them than promoting the actual welfare of those most in need.
Paul Krugman plagiarizing ancient Nytimese James "Scotty" Reston?
"Paul Krugman: The great unravelling author."
He doesn't just whine about income inequality, he practices it.