Just a quick note to let you in on another brilliant tweetstorm by Paul Krugman, on the real threat of government corruption under a Trump administration:
We're about to enter, or may already have entered, an era of corrupt governance unprecedented in U.S. history. What does it mean? 1/— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) November 21, 2016
We're about to enter, or may already have entered, an era of corrupt governance unprecedented in U.S. history. What does it mean? 1/
What matters much more is the distortion of policy in directions that can be monetized. Gratuitous private investors in infrastructure 3/— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) November 21, 2016
What matters much more is the distortion of policy in directions that can be monetized. Gratuitous private investors in infrastructure 3/
And think about the pro-tyrant bias of foreign policy. Democratic regimes -- say, in Europe -- are by their own rules unable to offer 5/— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) November 21, 2016
And think about the pro-tyrant bias of foreign policy. Democratic regimes -- say, in Europe -- are by their own rules unable to offer 5/
to the profiteer-in-chief. And that will cause a tilt of U.S. policy toward authoritarian regimes. Stay alert 7/— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) November 21, 2016
to the profiteer-in-chief. And that will cause a tilt of U.S. policy toward authoritarian regimes. Stay alert 7/
“Stay alert” indeed.