Paul Krugman Quotes:
Ocupation: Economist
Life: b. February 28, 1953
Birthday: February 28
[T]he next time you hear serious-sounding people explaining the need for fiscal austerity, try to parse their argument. Almost surely, you'll discover that what sounds like hardheaded realism actually rests on a foundation of fantasy, on the belief that invisible vigilantes will punish us if we're bad and the confidence fairy will reward us if we're good. And real-world policy - policy that will blight the lives of millions of working families - is being built on that foundation.
topic: Real, People, Trying, Blight, Vigilante
