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Conscious of a liberal: Single payer requires tax payer money Hopefully today: Single payer has a deflationary bias, so no need to offset increased government spending with taxes

Dave Lundeen

@dmlundeen.bsky.social

11 Aug

I don’t see Krugman as very different across time: www.nytimes.com/2005/06/13/o...

nytimes.comOpinion | One Nation, Uninsured (Published 2005)Paul Krugman Op-Ed column says patchwork system that has evolved in absence of national health insurance is unraveling, and time is ripe for another try at universal coverage; says special interests t...

Matt Darling

@besttrousers.bsky.social

11 Aug

Right, I see this as mostly him writing for different audiences moreso than his opinions changing over time.

Glassbro

@glassbro.bsky.social

11 Aug

Krugman argues for what he considers politically feasible in the moment. In terms of substance, he always preferred single-payer. So in 2016-20 he wanted political capital spent on childcare & strengthening the ACA. Now he might see a path for immediate M4A. www.nytimes.com/2017/08/07/o...

Matt Darling

@besttrousers.bsky.social

11 Aug

Like the most recent piece is more of a "reassure Stevens voters" argument.

jammerdeez.bsky.social

@jammerdeez.bsky.social

11 Aug

sarah

@goingonawalk.bsky.social

11 Aug

He’s sort of right here, politically if not ideologically, in that prioritizing children is the most feasible pathway to eventually end up with universal care

jammerdeez.bsky.social

@jammerdeez.bsky.social

11 Aug

Which was his whole argument to begin with.