A Letter from My Wife, Karol Boudreaux
December 24, 2007
Editor, New York Times
229 West 43rd St.
New York, NY 10036
Dear Sir or Madam:
Paul Krugman asks rhetorically, "does it make sense, in the current political and economic environment, for Democrats to lump unions in with corporate groups as examples of the special interests we need to stand up to?" ("State of the Unions," Dec. 24).
Suppose George Will had asked if it makes sense for Republicans to lump corporate groups in with unions "as examples of the special interests we need to stand up to?" Would Mr. Krugman take Mr. Will's statement seriously? Of course not. Nor should we take Mr. Krugman's statement seriously, as even a quick review of history reveals.
Sincerely,
Karol Boudreaux
Senior Research Fellow
Mercatus Center
George Mason University
Editor, New York Times
229 West 43rd St.
New York, NY 10036
Dear Sir or Madam:
Paul Krugman asks rhetorically, "does it make sense, in the current political and economic environment, for Democrats to lump unions in with corporate groups as examples of the special interests we need to stand up to?" ("State of the Unions," Dec. 24).
Suppose George Will had asked if it makes sense for Republicans to lump corporate groups in with unions "as examples of the special interests we need to stand up to?" Would Mr. Krugman take Mr. Will's statement seriously? Of course not. Nor should we take Mr. Krugman's statement seriously, as even a quick review of history reveals.
Sincerely,
Karol Boudreaux
Senior Research Fellow
Mercatus Center
George Mason University
Posted by Don Boudreaux on
Friday May 23, 2008 at 11:19am