Krugman: "It’s Morning in Joe Biden’s America"

By artappraiser on Wed, 07/07/2021 - 4:14am |

"At this point," @paulkrugman writes, "we have enough data in hand to declare that the U.S. economy is booming." https://t.co/4qK19bGs03 nytopinion
— Dr. Joseph Frusci (@JFrusci) July 7, 2021

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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/05/opinion/joe-biden-economy.html

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The White House has announced a sweeping executive order to promote competition throughout the U.S. economy. It's the most ambitious effort in generations to reduce the stranglehold of monopolies and concentrated markets in major industries. https://t.co/YzgZVAs5Ep
— POLITICO (@politico) July 9, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 07/09/2021 - 2:07pm

Bloomberg (no paywall via msn):

Biden’s Competition Order Seen Fueling Long-Run Gains for Economy https://t.co/Y1uTAccNwX
— Heal the Planet (@fwtoney) July 9, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 07/09/2021 - 3:17pm

This is one of those things that the right wing populists talked about doing but Biden is the one actually doing it.

by Orion on Sat, 07/10/2021 - 2:23pm

Artappraiser, while he is doing this, states like West Virginia are providing financial incentives for tech bros to leave big cities and hunker their wealth in states like theirs.

by Orion on Sat, 07/10/2021 - 2:30pm

On this day last year during the economic crisis, we announced we weren’t just going back to the way things were—we were going to build back better.

Our work continues strengthening the middle class, ensuring everyone is dealt-in, and building a more climate-resilient nation.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 9, 2021

Let me be clear: capitalism without competition isn’t capitalism. It’s exploitation.
— President Biden (@POTUS) July 9, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 07/09/2021 - 9:35pm

That is really an incredible quote and it goes in contrast to the idea that Biden is mentally feable and can't string two words together.

by Orion on Sat, 07/10/2021 - 2:31pm

It's fascinating to see Biden today explicit reject Robert Bork and 40 years of concentration-friendly policy, at the same time as conservative anti-monopolist @JDVance1 runs against Jeff Bezos and multi-national corporations.

Politics is changing rapidly. https://t.co/iEKEfnhlms
— Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) July 9, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 07/09/2021 - 10:06pm

Efforts like this will bring tech to the Josh Hawley and JD Vance parts of the country, and leave places like California or Washington state to figure out what it is they really want to be.

by Orion on Sat, 07/10/2021 - 2:36pm

The world’s top economic leaders are convening on Friday to hash out crucial details of a deal to put an end to global tax havens and force multinational corporations to pay an appropriate share of tax wherever they operate. https://t.co/5ahbTdLW6g dealbook
— Dr. Joseph Frusci (@JFrusci) July 10, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 07/10/2021 - 3:26am

Krugman: "It’s Morning in Joe Biden’s America"

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