In a recent string of tweets, economist Paul Krugman talked about the government issuing either a trillion-dollar coin or “premium bonds” to keep its nearly 7-decade-long spending spree going. He argued that premium bonds were more likely because “nobody understands premium bonds” and “(it’s) hard to get outraged over something that baffles you.” The political […]
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Antony Davies is associate professor of economics at Duquesne University and co-host of the weekly podcast Words & Numbers. He wrote this for InsideSources.
