@matthewstoller yeah, that's why i put mainstream in the lead
@matthewstoller @Austerity_Sucks those bastards are floating just fine
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@ryangrim @Austerity_Sucks look at how Picketty put Warren on the defensive with his wealth tax proposal -
@matthewstoller @Austerity_Sucks right, and we're the ones who pressed her on it. that's a good thing, right? -
@ryangrim @Austerity_Sucks No, it's a bad thing. Picketty's idea is silly, and he bashes all other proposals. -
@matthewstoller wealth tax is silly (except on inheritances), but it shifts debate the way GOP does by starting so extreme@ryangrim -
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@ryangrim It's not extreme at all, it's mild. Just don't bail them out in the first place. -
@matthewstoller part of Piketty's objectively extreme policy prescription is (whether he does it consciously) to shift debate@ryangrim -
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@ryangrim Picketty is a mild centrist economist. -
@matthewstoller Sachs and Krugman support the wealth tax, but they have both been gradually getting more radical/heterodox@ryangrim - 11 more replies
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@ryangrim @Austerity_Sucks yes, because people who should know better keep eliding real differences for dishonest strategic reasonsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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