@matthewstoller he didn't say they didn't get it, said they were too cowardly/bribed to say what they knew outloud
@matthewstoller @Austerity_Sucks right, and we're the ones who pressed her on it. that's a good thing, right?
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@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 -
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@ryangrim As I said, mild centrist. -
@matthewstoller both have lost their centrist credentials. Sachs wants to radically overhaul banking, Krugman talking oligarchy.@ryangrim - 9 more replies
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@ryangrim @Austerity_Sucks Warren is right, not Picketty. The lesson is DON'T BAIL OUT THE RICH, not tax them after the bailout.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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