Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman is a columnist for the New York Times and professor of Economics and International Affairs at Princeton University. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2008. He describes himself as liberal.
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Said there is cholera in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.
"Greece is not a big economy. It's about the size of metropolitan Miami."
Says "there have been some job gains in the McMansion State since Mr. Christie took office, but they have lagged gains both in the nation…
"One in four Texans lacks health insurance, the highest proportion in the nation."
"The average Republican voter thinks there should be some revenue as part of this deal."
"There are actually half a million fewer government employees now than there were when (President Barack) Obama took office."
"The average unemployed American has been out of work for almost 40 weeks."
"Large majorities" of the public "oppose major changes to Medicare" and favor higher taxes on the wealthy.
Says taxes paid by the poorest residents of Texas are above the national average.
Texas leads "the nation in the percentage of residents without health insurance."