Paul Krugman on Donald Trump(after elction)

Lee Moran “Paul Krugman Warns Of Unprecedented Corruption Under Donald Trumphttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/paul-krugman-donald-trump-twitter_us_583409e6e4b058ce7aacc9c2


ドナルド・トランプ当選*1を承けてのポール・クルーグマン*2の警告。


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
https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/800716606011801600

Important to realize that the money stolen by the first family is a minor issue; $10 billion, say, skimmed off the top is rounding error 2/
― Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) November 21, 2016
https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/800716913374588928

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
https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/800717159420805120

is just the start. Expect to see lots of privatization and a general shift from transparent to murky so that favors can be traded 4/
― Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) November 21, 2016
https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/800717640100675584

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
https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/800717951812927488

de facto personal bribes to the U.S. president. Putin’s Russia or, for that matter, Xi’s China, will be fine with sending huge business 6/
― Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) November 21, 2016
https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/800718213428510720

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
https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/800718487886954496

選挙前(8月)のクルーグマンのトランプへのコメントについては、


Alexander C. Kaufman “Paul Krugman: Racism, Not Economic Anxiety, Drives Trump Voters” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/paul-krugman-donald-trump-racism_us_57b376cbe4b04ff883991b51