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Krugman on Boris: ‘This Is Economically Illiterate’

April 8th, 2009 2 Comments

Paul Krugman comments on Boris Johnson’s defence of sub-prime mortgages:
“Wow. This is economically illiterate. The increase in home ownership by sub-prime mortgages has all been wiped out by repossessions. We’re back where we were, only with all the terrible problems you see all around you, and massive debts for the people who took them out.”
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