{"id":2054095,"date":"2023-10-03T16:36:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T20:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paul-krugman-smears-ukraine-aid-skeptics-as-putin-propagandists\/"},"modified":"2023-10-03T16:37:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T20:37:43","slug":"paul-krugman-smears-ukraine-aid-skeptics-as-putin-propagandists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paul-krugman-smears-ukraine-aid-skeptics-as-putin-propagandists\/","title":{"rendered":"Krugman labels Ukraine aid skeptics as Putin propagandists."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpaul-krugman-smears-ukraine-aid-skeptics-as-putin-propagandists%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2054095&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"article-content\">\n<h2>Paul Krugman&#8217;s Latest\u200d Column: A Misguided Attack on Republicans<\/h2>\n<p>Paul Krugman&#8217;s recent column in The New York Times is filled with baseless accusations and lacks any semblance of good faith.<\/p>\n<p>In his \u200bnearly 900-word <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/10\/02\/opinion\/columnists\/maga-republicans-ukraine.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">piece<\/a>,\u2063 Krugman attempts to \u2062create a \u200cfalse binary regarding\u2063 aid for \u2062Ukraine.\u2063 According to him, Republicans who oppose further aid simply &#8220;want Putin to win.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>A False Narrative<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;They\u200c view the\u2063 Putin regime&#8217;s cruelty and repression\u200c as \u2063admirable features that America should emulate,&#8221; Krugman claims. &#8220;They support a wannabe dictator at \u2063home and are sympathetic to actual dictators abroad.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, the opposition to generous aid packages for\u200b Ukraine may stem from concerns about American involvement in another overseas conflict.\u200d Krugman dismisses this \u2062as giving his political\u2064 rivals too much credit.<\/p>\n<p>Krugman wrote this column\u2063 in response to \u200dconservative Republicans successfully removing additional funding \u2063for Ukraine in the latest budget showdown.\u200d The compromise bill to \u200ckeep the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paul-krugman-smears-ukraine-aid-skeptics-as-putin-propagandists\/\" title=\"Krugman labels Ukraine aid skeptics as Putin propagandists.\">government open passed<\/a> with bipartisan support, but without the demanded $6 \u2063billion for Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the \u2062conservative effort to eliminate more Ukraine aid, Krugman belittles the amount of \u200ctax dollars allocated to Eastern Europe. \u200bHe argues that it accounts for less than \u20631 percent of federal spending and questions whether it is sustainable given the national debt.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Questioning the\u200d Cost<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Total federal outlays are currently running at more \u2063than $6 trillion \u200ba year, or\u200b more than $9 trillion every 18 months, so Ukraine aid \u2063accounts \u2062for less\u200c than 1 \u200cpercent of federal spending (and less than 0.3 percent of G.D.P.),&#8221; Krugman writes. With a national debt of over $33 trillion and rising, it might be time to reconsider \u200dour \u200dspending priorities.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite the Biden administration committing\u200d over $113 billion\u2064 in aid to Ukraine last year, Krugman seems to believe that a blank check is necessary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[READ:[READ:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/08\/10\/while-you-pinch-inflated-pennies-congress-sent-900-of-your-household-income-to-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">While\u200d You Pinch Inflated Pennies, Congress Sent $900 Of Your Household Income To Ukraine<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Unjustified Claims<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Pay no \u200dattention to \u200dall those complaints about how much we&#8217;re spending in Ukraine,&#8221; Krugman dismisses. &#8220;They aren&#8217;t \u2063justified by the actual cost of\u200d aid, and the people claiming to be worried\u2064 about the cost don&#8217;t really care about the money. What they are, basically, is enemies of democracy, both abroad and at home.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Krugman&#8217;s view seems to suggest that anything less \u2062than unlimited funding for the war \u2062effort is antithetical to &#8220;democracy.&#8221; However, Ukraine itself has been questioned as a\u200d functioning democracy.<\/p>\n<p>According to Federalist Senior Editor David Harsanyi, Ukraine is far from being a liberal democracy. It\u2063 restricts \u200bthe \u2063free press and takes actions that are not in line with democratic principles.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of unlimited funding are also resistant \u2062to greater oversight. Democrats have blocked \u2063efforts to implement more transparency in Ukraine funding, and\u200b concerns\u200d about corruption continue to\u2064 arise.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Transparency Concerns<\/h3>\n<p>A leaked memo from the Biden administration suggests that officials\u200b are more worried about corruption in Ukraine than they publicly \u200badmit. The administration wants to \u200bpress Ukraine to cut graft, but being\u200c too vocal about the issue\u2064 could embolden opponents of U.S. aid.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In conclusion, Krugman&#8217;s column is a misguided \u2064attack on Republicans and \u200cfails to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marsha-blackburn-hits-ncaa-for-ignoring-female-swimmers-concerns-about-lia-thomas-its-beyond-hypocritical\/\" title=\"Marsha Blackburn Hits NCAA For Ignoring Female Swimmers\u2019 Concerns About Lia Thomas: \u2018It\u2019s Beyond Hypocritical\u2019\">address legitimate concerns<\/a> about aid to Ukraine. \u200bIt is essential to have transparency and oversight in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nvs-senate-race-heats-up-trump-endorsed-republican-adam-laxalt-leads-democrat-catherine-masto\/\" title=\"NV's Senate Race Heats Up: Trump-Endorsed Republican Adam Laxalt Leads Democrat\u00a0Catherine Masto\">taxpayer-funded assistance<\/a>, regardless of political affiliations.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What \u200care the valid concerns related\u200c to\u2064 the efficacy of aid \u2062and the potential for corruption in providing further assistance to Ukraine?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  That \u200bthis is not enough and \u2064that any opposition to providing further aid\u2063 is\u2064 rooted in nefarious motives. He fails to acknowledge that concerns about the efficacy of aid and the potential\u2063 for corruption are valid and \u2062deserve attention.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Krugman&#8217;s assertion that Republicans who oppose additional aid for Ukraine are sympathetic to\u200d dictators is \u200cbaseless and lacks evidence. \u200dIt is irresponsible to make sweeping \u2064generalizations about a political\u2063 party\u200b without sufficient justification.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Krugman&#8217;s dismissal of the concerns about the \u200cnational\u2064 debt is concerning. While the amount allocated to Ukraine \u200bmay \u2062seem small in comparison to total federal spending, every dollar adds to the burden \u2064of the national debt. It is crucial to address spending priorities and ensure that tax dollars\u200b are being allocated judiciously.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Paul Krugman&#8217;s latest column \u2062is rife with unfounded accusations and fails to\u2064 provide a fair \u200dand \u2064balanced analysis\u2063 of the opposition to further aid for Ukraine. It is essential to \u200cconsider multiple perspectives and \u200bhave a substantive debate about the implications and effectiveness of such aid, rather than resorting \u200cto baseless attacks on political opponents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Krugman&#8217;s recent column in The New York Times is filled with bad faith. In his nearly 900-word piece, the economic columnist from the City University of New York Graduate Center presents a false binary regarding aid for Ukraine. Republicans who oppose further aid to the war-torn country are targeted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":494,"featured_media":2054096,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2054095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2054095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/494"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2054095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2054095\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2054096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2054095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2054095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2054095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}