[Obama's] policy priority right now should be doing whatever he can to at least move in the direction of the kinds of policies that we want for full employment, that we need for full employment. And that the obsessions of Washington about a grand bargain on the deficit are really pretty much beside the point right now. That, if given a choice between doing something that will help the economy in the next two years, and something that will allegedly settle our budget problems for all, you know, for all time, which it wouldn’t, that he should go for the stuff that will help the economy now.
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Friday, January 11, 2013
Krugman and Moyers
Paul sat down with Bill for his weekend PBS show, which airs at odd times across the country. If you can't wait for it, here is full video and partial transcript. He does appraise Jack Lew. One excerpt:
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