Ep. 2 Is More Government Debt What the World Needs Now?

30 September 2015     |     Tom Woods     |     31

elmoPaul Krugman says that all the concern over debt is misplaced — that what we need, in fact, is still more government debt. All we can say is: it’s time for Contra Krugman.

Krugman Column

Debt is Good” (August 21, 2015)

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Contra Column

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Excel File

U.S. Government Debt, 1940-2014

Book Mentioned

Meltdown, by Tom Woods

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