Contra Krugman, episode 168.

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Nobel Prize winner, newspaper columnist, and Destroyer of Nations.

It's time for Contra Krukman.

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Hey everybody, Tom and Bob here with another episode of Contra Kruggan.

Boy, we got a good one for you today because we're going to be talking about the Green New Deal proposal we keep hearing floated. In particular, by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who, of course, as you know, is newly elected to Congress. We're going to link to the plan, such as it is, at contra Krugman.com slash 168, so that you can look at it, be aware of what's being

discussed, and of course you can follow along if you like, if you're the follow-along sort.

We're also talking about an article by or involving Naomi Klein, and we're going to link to that

also at contra krugman.com slash 168 because she's had quite a bit to say about the so-called Green New Deal as well.

The gist of it, before we get into the details, is that the New Deal, of course, is a reference to what FDR did in the 1930s,

and the thought is that we're going to try to summon some of that same type of sweeping government activity

to meet the dual challenges of climate change today, as well as various inequities in the system,

whether racial or otherwise.

And the result is going to be a conquest not only of the climate challenges we face, but also of poverty

and deeply ingrained social inequities. So that's the point. That's the goal. And so we're

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