Krugman: It Doesn't Take A Businessman To Craft Sound Economic Policy

Krugman: Businessmen Don't Have Any Special Insight Into Crafting Economic Policy

"And greed -- you mark my words -- will not only save Teldar Paper, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the U.S.A."

That's how the fictional Gordon Gekko finished his famous "Greed is good" speech in the 1987 film "Wall Street." In the movie, Gekko got his comeuppance. But in real life, Gekkoism triumphed, and policy based on the notion that greed is good is a major reason why income has grown so much more rapidly for the richest 1 percent than for the middle class.

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