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May 14, 2010

We're Not Greece

Paul Krugman, New York Times


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It’s an ill wind that blows nobody good, and the crisis in Greece is making some people - people who opposed health care reform and are itching for an excuse to dismantle Social Security — very, very happy. Everywhere you look there are editorials and commentaries, some posing as objective reporting, asserting that Greece today will be America tomorrow unless we abandon all that nonsense about taking care of those in need.

The truth, however, is that America isn’t Greece — and, in any case, the message from Greece isn’t what these people would have you believe.

 

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