Debt problem or spending problem ?

[frayne]

Noted economist Paul Krugman files for bankruptcy.

Paul Krugman Declares Personal Bankruptcy | The Daily Currant

 

[REWahoo]

Note the article is satire...

Economist and columnist Paul Krugman declared personal bankruptcy today (no, not really) following a failed attempt to spend his way out of debt, the satirical Daily Currant “reports.”

The Daily Docket: - Bankruptcy Beat - WSJ

 

[frayne]

I do believe the article is satire in its purest form but I'll admit, it had me at first.

 

[Midpack]

Me too, I fell for it...

 

[audreyh1]

Is the Daily Currant like The Onion? That was a hilarious read.

(Hint - it's spelled currant, not current)

A search on Krugman Bankruptcy shows several sites that have swallowed this hook line and sinker. One blogger bemoans "I so wanted this to be true!" LOL!!

 

[donheff]

The Iranians bought the Onion article about Ahmadinijad being more popular than Obama among rural whites.

 

[ERhoosier]

The Iranians bought the Onion article about Ahmadinijad being more popular than Obama among rural whites.

And US voters bought the.....oh never mind

 

[Stanley]

Note the article is satire...

The Daily Docket: - Bankruptcy Beat - WSJ

Well, this story must be true just like the story of North Korea's Kim Jong-un being selected the world's most sexy man.

An obvious total fiction was the story about a famous American basketball player hobnobbing with Kim Jong-un. Who would fall for that nonsense?

 

[foxfirev5]

An obvious total fiction was the story about a famous American basketball player hobnobbing with Kim Jong-un. Who would fall for that nonsense?
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And I would never have thought that I would associate Dennis Rodman with Jane Fonda in my convoluted thought process

 

[eytonxav]

For me, I wish it was true