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I hadn't thought about Krugman's support of Hillary's health care plan as a factor, but how antithetical (trying to recall) was that to Obama's health care plan? I know they were different, I don't think drastically--or certainly not so far apart that there could be no "golden mean."
However, I would really love to see him as Treasury. I believe he is most a pragmatist and a leftist and he has excellent social skills.
Agreed. If only Obama would ask me or thee ;)
With all these bailouts, the people who are not being bailed out are poor people and lower working class people. They will really hurt. I remember that Krugman -- remember the stimulus -- wanted to see some of it to go straight to increasing food stamps. Food stamps are essential to the working poor. They help keep them working and actually aid in keeping them off welfare. Moreover, they have to spend it so that it goes straight into the economy.
I wish I could send you an article written by a friend of mine for Philadelphia Magazine a few years back. I have the mag, but couldn't find the story online. In short, it covers his family who could not have survived without "welfare cheese" (those big icky blocks) and such, and gee, despite conditions of living in the "projects" with family problems galore (diabetic abusive dad dying, mom keeping three little kids home and having to send three young sons to schools/homes for orphans or fatherless dads) and guess what? All ended up getting college degrees--sisters in the family included. All pay taxes. Are all okay, through and through, psychologically speaking? No. The youngest son ended up the worst off. They're human beings. There are scars. But if those food stamps and welfare payments hadn't been there, this family would never have gone on to better lives and contribute to society.
Paulson? Oh, yeah. He's a peach. Oversight is the Big O.
