Monday, August 25, 2008
Krugman on Republicans
[I]n the world we actually live in, pro-corporate, inequality-increasing Republicans argue that you should vote for them because they're regular guys you'd like to have a beer with, while Democrats who want to raise taxes on top earners, expand health care and raise the minimum wage are snooty elitists.
If there's anything else we need to understand about the economics of the 2004 elections, I don't know what it would be. The queer phenomenon of down-and-out social conservatives gathering at the gated communities of their corporate overlords pitchforks and torches in hand, bellowing, "We are here to lower your taxes!!" is described in detail by Thomas Frank in his phenomenal book What's the Matter with Kansas.
Labels: 2008 elections, Bush White House, conservatism, free markets, income inequality, liberalism, McCain, obama, Republicans, right wingers
// posted by Erik @ 8/25/2008 07:41:00 PM
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