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Joe Stiglitz Gives Thumbs Up To Clinton's Economic Plan
New York—Roosevelt Institute Chief Economist and Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz released the following statement following Hillary Clinton’s economic address. Stiglitz and Roosevelt staff have held multiple briefings with Clinton campaign staff over the past several months on Roosevelt’s Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy agenda.
“This speech showed a clear understanding that our economy is no longer working for most Americans, that the rules of the economy matter, and that we need to fundamentally rewrite the rules to ensure our nation and its people can live up to their full potential. Growth is not achieved by pulling a number out of thin air but by focusing on and investing in our families and communities, ensuring Americans can earn enough to afford a middle-class life, and making our financial markets work for everyday Americans rather than the short-term interests of CEOs and speculators.
Today Hillary Clinton began to offer the kind of comprehensive approach we need to tackle the enormous economic challenges we face, one that is squarely in line with what we have called for at the Roosevelt Institute.”
http://crooksandliars.com/2015/07/joe-stiglitz-gives-thumbs-clintons
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I read what they have to say, and compare that with past deeds and associations. And, of course, I have been advised, over the past few years, that campaign speeches are what politicians have to say in order to get elected, and one is just being picky if they expect them to actually follow through.
That is how I decide MY vote. Others decide theirs differently. C'est la vie and all that! 
I would say Krugman and Samuelson (and Akerlof, who shared the Nobel with Joe) probably are to Joe's left, though that's a pretty blurry comparison. And Krugman has evolved.
I suspect that most of the economists I hang around with are "New Keynesians" (which puts them well to the right of Keynes -- in economics "new" means "not really"
or free marketeers, and since I listen to many of their research papers, I'm pretty confident of that judgment. The only Austrian economist I've met recently was an undergraduate student. Brilliant young man, though.
...but not any more I guess. Hmmm, I wonder why.
Bernie Sanders Hints At What A Sanders Administration Cabinet Could Look Like
Posted: 07/05/2015 10:50 am EDT Updated: 5 hours ago
Democratic presidential candidate and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) offered a first glimpse on Sunday of some of the people he might consider for his cabinet in a potential Sanders administration, and a few that he certainly won't.
"My cabinet would not be dominated by representatives of Wall Street," Sanders said on CNN's "State of the Union." "I think Wall Street's played a horrendous role in recent years, in negatively impacting our economy and in making the rich richer. There are a lot of great public servants out there, great economists who for years have been standing up for the middle class and the working families of this country."
Prompted by host Jake Tapper, Sanders went on to praise Paul Krugman, the New York Times columnist and Nobel Prize-winning economist. Krugman is a vocal opponent of tax cuts for the rich, and he has warned readers for years about the dangers of income inequality. "Krugman does a great job," Sanders said.
Also doing a great job, Sanders said, is Columbia University economics professor and Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, whose recent work has focused on the perils of radical free markets, such as those espoused by some in the libertarian wing of the GOP.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/05/bernie-sanders-cabinet_n_7730208.html
to Jefferson23:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251426778
I've said for a while, since HRC helped fund Bernie's Senate run, they don't have core differences. They merely have a difference in how to get to the same goals. They both support Israel, with Bernie being the one who elucidated his best, saying they protected us from ISIS, who he says must be wiped out.
He's not against sending tax dollars to defense corporations or funding wars he may not have approved of; he's even for using drones to prevent employing ground troops, but not ready to leave the theater of war in the Middle East. He voted for the bombing of Kosovo, too.
They're both for public schools, unions, free college and pre-school; increasing taxes on the rich and expanding the social safety net; and rebuilding infrastructure, both physical and social; they both see working on climate change and more positive foreign policy as goals.
There are other similiarities. I'm comfortable whatever either of them do. Clinton has been closer to seeing the responsibilities of POTUS. Let's not delude ourselves that voting for POTUS is voting for the Prince of Peace. That eagle holds olive leaves in one claw and arrows in the other.
I see him as just as 'hawkish' as she is but he seems less open about his foreign policy than she has been. After all, she was SoS and followed Obama's orders to keep us out of warfare not bound by treaties. Both support NATO.
Add to that, the GOP has long framed Clinton because of her community organizing, push for the rights of women and children; and other things that Democrats want, as a wild eyed socialist. A democratic socialist, with universal coverage of social services.
She has had to deal with the Gingrich majority and the Bush years. And then the Tea Party but less directly. The Koch front groups have been working on the American mind to get them to distrust and loathe her as much as Rush and RW fundies do. As Mike Malloy said:
"Clinton haters are the scum of the Earth."
Most of us who were of age when Bill was elected, saw the Starr Chamber, its intimidation and persecution of those who didn't say what they wanted them to say, terrorizing people and destroying lives, in order to derail his agenda, then shut down the government causing people to die, literally, and all they did to degrade the office of the POTUS, know just what has been said and done.
And virtually all the cable and radio pundits that made their start in media going after Bill daily, along with RW fundies, are still influencing the mind. This is the machine going after her, and it's just as effective as it has been since the Nixon era. I'm sure the RW cabal has not forgotten that HRC was right up there in D.C. trying to get Nixon impeached, but he resigned and was immediately pardoned by Ford.
And so they got away with it. I'm not content to let them get away with it again.
Posted: 07/05/2015 10:50 am EDT Updated: 5 hours ago
Democratic presidential candidate and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) offered a first glimpse on Sunday of some of the people he might consider for his cabinet in a potential Sanders administration, and a few that he certainly won't.
"My cabinet would not be dominated by representatives of Wall Street," Sanders said on CNN's "State of the Union." "I think Wall Street's played a horrendous role in recent years, in negatively impacting our economy and in making the rich richer. There are a lot of great public servants out there, great economists who for years have been standing up for the middle class and the working families of this country."
Prompted by host Jake Tapper, Sanders went on to praise Paul Krugman, the New York Times columnist and Nobel Prize-winning economist. Krugman is a vocal opponent of tax cuts for the rich, and he has warned readers for years about the dangers of income inequality. "Krugman does a great job," Sanders said.
Also doing a great job, Sanders said, is Columbia University economics professor and Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, whose recent work has focused on the perils of radical free markets, such as those espoused by some in the libertarian wing of the GOP.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/05/bernie-sanders-cabinet_n_7730208.html
to Jefferson23:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251426778
I've said for a while, since HRC helped fund Bernie's Senate run, they don't have core differences. They merely have a difference in how to get to the same goals. They both support Israel, with Bernie being the one who elucidated his best, saying they protected us from ISIS, who he says must be wiped out.
He's not against sending tax dollars to defense corporations or funding wars he may not have approved of; he's even for using drones to prevent employing ground troops, but not ready to leave the theater of war in the Middle East. He voted for the bombing of Kosovo, too.
They're both for public schools, unions, free college and pre-school; increasing taxes on the rich and expanding the social safety net; and rebuilding infrastructure, both physical and social; they both see working on climate change and more positive foreign policy as goals.
There are other similiarities. I'm comfortable whatever either of them do. Clinton has been closer to seeing the responsibilities of POTUS. Let's not delude ourselves that voting for POTUS is voting for the Prince of Peace. That eagle holds olive leaves in one claw and arrows in the other.
I see him as just as 'hawkish' as she is but he seems less open about his foreign policy than she has been. After all, she was SoS and followed Obama's orders to keep us out of warfare not bound by treaties. Both support NATO.
Add to that, the GOP has long framed Clinton because of her community organizing, push for the rights of women and children; and other things that Democrats want, as a wild eyed socialist. A democratic socialist, with universal coverage of social services.
She has had to deal with the Gingrich majority and the Bush years. And then the Tea Party but less directly. The Koch front groups have been working on the American mind to get them to distrust and loathe her as much as Rush and RW fundies do. As Mike Malloy said:
"Clinton haters are the scum of the Earth."
Most of us who were of age when Bill was elected, saw the Starr Chamber, its intimidation and persecution of those who didn't say what they wanted them to say, terrorizing people and destroying lives, in order to derail his agenda, then shut down the government causing people to die, literally, and all they did to degrade the office of the POTUS, know just what has been said and done.
And virtually all the cable and radio pundits that made their start in media going after Bill daily, along with RW fundies, are still influencing the mind. This is the machine going after her, and it's just as effective as it has been since the Nixon era. I'm sure the RW cabal has not forgotten that HRC was right up there in D.C. trying to get Nixon impeached, but he resigned and was immediately pardoned by Ford.
And so they got away with it. I'm not content to let them get away with it again.
She has met with economists and used their advice to form her economic policies. She has always been a very intelligent woman. I'm looking forward to her presidency. 
My favorite part was "Today Hillary Clinton began to offer..." as in finally
I want to make it my avatar.
There's a great story behind it...I will tell you it if you want...