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Nobel laureate. Op-Ed columnist, @nytopinion. Author, “The Return of Depression Economics,” “The Great Unraveling,” "Arguing With Zombies," + more.

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    1. Paul Krugman‏Verified account @paulkrugman 26 Jul 2020

      A couple of months ago, before the great reopening disaster, I did several interviews in which I was asked about the tradeoff between the economy and fighting the pandemic. I answered that there was no tradeoff; you can't recover until you beat the virus. 1/

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    2. Paul Krugman‏Verified account @paulkrugman 26 Jul 2020

      But that seemed impossible for the interviewers to process: each time they would come back with, "Yes, but how should we make the tradeoff between the economy and fighting the pandemic?" 2/

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    3. Paul Krugman‏Verified account @paulkrugman 26 Jul 2020

      But there really isn't a tradeoff. The US is now lagging behind other countries that didn't rush to reopen 3/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-26/europe-s-economy-set-to-outpace-u-s-in-upending-of-past-roles?srnd=premium&sref=qzusa8bC …pic.twitter.com/6CHWtPmj1i

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    4. Paul Krugman‏Verified account @paulkrugman 26 Jul 2020

      Within the US, states that threw caution to the wind gained a short-term boost but are now falling behind 4/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/07/21/arizona-struggles-neighboring-new-mexico-found-more-cautious-path-sustained-growth/ …pic.twitter.com/X2HVqbZLsJ

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      Paul Krugman‏Verified account @paulkrugman 26 Jul 2020

      So we sacrificed tens of thousands of lives for nothing, or less than nothing. MAGA! 5/

      9:37 AM - 26 Jul 2020
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        2. Thread Reader Unroll Helper‏ @UnrollHelper 26 Jul 2020
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          Namaste, here is your unroll: @paulkrugman: A couple of months ago, before the great reopening disaster, I did several interviews in which I was… https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1287425433663832072.html … See you soon. 🤖

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        2. Semla‏ @s_mcbroski 26 Jul 2020

          not exactly, that's why they're pushing coercive work requirements and threatening unemployment insurance. At least some of them figure they can coerce people to spend, although probably the remainder are thoughtless zealots

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        2. Don‏ @DonVaBeach 26 Jul 2020
          Replying to @paulkrugman

          As George Carlin once said...pic.twitter.com/wSRCFbWtfF

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        3. Worm.dk  🇩🇰‏ @cwormdk 27 Jul 2020
          Replying to @DonVaBeach @paulkrugman

          I'm stealing this. With thanks! 😊

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        1. Coolhandute‏ @coolhandute 26 Jul 2020
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          Thanks Cuomo and the other blue governors!

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        1. Tom Benthin  🩸 🦷‏ @TomBenthin 26 Jul 2020
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          As your thread points out, the press was enabling the needless deaths by amplifying the GOP’s reopening framing.

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        1. George Albrecht‏ @albrecht_george 26 Jul 2020
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          @AP @Reuters @cspan @cspanwj @USATODAY @HoustonChron @NewsHour @JudyWoodruff @PBS @nprscottsimon @NPRWeekend @CNNPolitics @MSNBC @Fox The economy cannot return to normal until the virus is beaten. People will not return to their normal activities while the risk of death is real.

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        1. Rocks Mommy‏ @RocksMommy2 26 Jul 2020
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          @threadreaderapp unroll

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