A crazy idea to counter another crazy idea

[InstigatinMofo]

I have a soft spot for people who think they look good when they facepalm Nobel laureates on Internet message boards.

not his first time

The confusion is strong in this one.

Thanks to all who repped me saying I'm wasting my time talking to a well-known troll, but that's ok. I love talking about this stuff, and there are always other people listening.

hey that was me

what did i win?

Damn that's some delicious irony........I've gained 20 pounds just reading this thread.

[Goo For You]

hey that was me

what did i win?

You were one out of four. Get in line

My personal favorite was the part where he challenged my interpretation of Krugman's last paragraph, and then tried to make it seem like he didn't, and like he got it all along.

[SiriusDawg]

do you believe increased debt has no serious or long term consequences?

Again, you have no idea whatsoever about whether it does or does not.

You weren't able to even remotely understand the basics of debt in terms of a business in today's economic world.

I am not sure why you continue talking about it when you struggle with maybe the most basic concept of it.

[RiotGrip]

I invented that has attended the Craig Steiner school of economics that is where the real info is, Paul Krugman is a chump

[Goo For You]

Boo, more negative votes for the coin.

http://marginalrevolution.com/margin...inum-coin.html

http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmo...platinum-coin/

It sucks that some things make for bad policy even though they make perfect economic sense.

[InstigatinMofo]

Boo, more negative votes for the coin.

http://marginalrevolution.com/margin...inum-coin.html

http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmo...platinum-coin/

It sucks that some things make for bad policy even though they make perfect economic sense.

Should President Obama be willing to print a $1 trillion platinum coin if Republicans try to force America into default? Yes, absolutely.

LOL @ putting Boehner as the face on it. That'd be rich. Or Reagan's face, Then the GOP won't oppose it.

[Goo For You]

^ Now that the mandatory pep talk is out of the way, here's to hoping Krugster will use his next post on the subject to address Cowen's concerns.