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2011-08-15 Economy

NYT's Paul Krugman welcomes new alien overlords--to stimulate the economy!

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Posted by Mike 2011-08-15 16:03|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 It is the Broken Window Fallacy, but this time with aliens breaking the windows.

Posted by SteveS 2011-08-15 16:35|| 2011-08-15 16:35|| Front Page Top

#2 If aliens attacked [see Independence Day], I don't see a national government too worried about Social Security, Medicare, Departments of Education, the Environmental Protection Agency, etc, etc, etc. Seems most of the government spending and debt problems will disappear except in the one Department, the likes of which Mr Krugman's fellow travelers always cut, Defense.

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-08-15 17:30|| 2011-08-15 17:30|| Front Page Top

#3 Can someone get Kurgman to google Important Essays of the year 1850?

Hint: French + Bastiat + Broken + Window + Parable Of.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2011-08-15 18:48|| 2011-08-15 18:48|| Front Page Top

#4 Krugmanm is basically saying
"If there's a demand for protection from non-existent alien attack, then we can count that as money well spent!"

Maybe we should call him "Black Helicopter Krugman*"?

*'Becile Bernanke is also known as helicopter Bernanke.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2011-08-15 18:52|| 2011-08-15 18:52|| Front Page Top

#5 I'm just going to go ahead and post a third time to say I really cannot believe how stupid this person Krugman is...

Excuse my language but If that's what the "experts" are really thinking we are more FUCKED than even I imagined.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2011-08-15 18:54|| 2011-08-15 18:54|| Front Page Top

#6 Krugman's a pathetic IDIOT, BP.

I don't think he's even in the "stopped clock" category.

Posted by Barbara 2011-08-15 20:47|| 2011-08-15 20:47|| Front Page Top

#7 "Keep watching the skies!"
-- Kevin McCarthy

You watch the skies, pal. I'm busy watchin' Dana Wynter...

Posted by mojo 2011-08-15 21:09|| 2011-08-15 21:09|| Front Page Top

#8 "Keep watching the Skies" > Whell, ask + ye shall receive.

* CHINA DAILY FORUM this AM > [July 2011 = old]COMET ELENIN, EARTHQUAKES, + YOU.

Since this Artic first came out, I have been wondering iff ELENIN is a possible catalyst for what I call or label as Guam's KAMALEN EVENT [WESTPAC impact = "Minor" to Space Perts + US-World + OWG-NWO unless you + family live there].

The Earth is repor supposed to be moving thru Elenin's comet debris tail, + our entire Planetary System, Sun + Planets, etal. is repor also about to enter an INTERSTELLAR DUST CLOUD [Childhood Dream/Vision = late 1960's].

THE HORSE = DRAGON'S HEAD???

[GUAM TAOTAMONAS + former 1960's INARAJAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL here].

D *** NG IT, WOMAN, NO WONDER I CAN'T FIND THE LIGHT SABERS, THE TWINS = WHITE MADONNA, BLACK MADONNA ARE ARGUING AGAIN, AREN'T THEY?

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-08-15 22:42|| 2011-08-15 22:42|| Front Page Top

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