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Published · transcript-backedPaul Krugman: recommendation
10 Oct 2018 Conversations with Tyler Paul Krugman on Politics, Inequality, and Following Your Curiosity
“That sounds like something that would work. But in many ways, I think what we really need to do, if we can, is to recreate the kind of society that supported a more reasonable political process, which means reducing income inequality.”
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- 10 Oct 2018
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…Are there potentially beneficial changes you think we should at least consider making to the US Constitution? I’m reading a lot about the Supreme Court discussion now, and I have to say, some people have been suggesting that, instead of lifetime appointments to the Supreme Court, we should do 18 years, which is probably enough to insulate from short-term political pressures but ends this . . . at least reduces the extreme drama where, when somebody finally collapses, then all hell breaks loose and would basically give every president a chance to nominate two Supreme Court justices. That sounds like something that would work. But in many ways, I think what we really need to do, if we can, is to recreate the kind of society that supported a more reasonable political process, which means reducing income inequality. Let me throw out a number of ways we might do that, and tell me what you think. Universal basic income.…
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