[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

The writer accepts the premise that Krugman believes the theories he preaches, that somehow (huge) temporary deficit based stimulus spending will jump-start the economy which will then sustain itself someday. I see no reason to believe he is serious when he repeats this.

His economic theories always align themselves with progressives economic social justice objectives, You run up huge debts getting voters addicted to government spending and eventually they will support taxes, especially progressive ones. He said the trick to national health care is to expand the entitlement and the rationing will come later because of budget contraints.

He is a Marxist dressed up as an expert economist by the liberal MSM, nothing more.

Well said. Compared to "Economic justice," the truth shrinks to insignificance. Krugman, in his own way, feels just as morally justified as the jihadists. The ends justify the means.

[DoughtyOne]

The only way excessive government spending for stimulus could be productive, would be to hand those funds out to private sector SB oriented individuals, who could start up new businesses.

Those businesses providing goods or services, could be self-sustaining and last indefinitely.

Instead the government burns off funds on special projects, then wonders why those jobs don’t continue on as the funds run out.

Actually, that is the true goal of the Leftists. They want to spend us into oblivion, so they can pick up the pieces after the fall, blaming the whole think on capitalists, when no true capitalism is being utilized to further their goals.

Krugman is either an idiot, or a dedicated Leftist. Okay, it’s likely he’s both.