Ron Paul VS Paul Krugman 4-30-12 FULL Bloomberg - YouTube
Not sure Grunge if you are saying that spending cuts are a good thing or not. But the issue of govt spending will not really get an airing in this election. Both candidates are chained to big spending. The real debate is above.
Meecha, thank you for this link. This is an excellent summary of the economic / domestic debate in a nutshell. And yes, both major-party candidates are really in Krugman's camp. The difference is, Obama is honest about it, and admits that he supports government spending. Romney talks about "small government" but his party has always ended up spending MORE while in office than the democrats. The Republican party, for the last 50 years, has outspent the democrats every chance they get. So we really have a choice between two people, both of whom will spend. The question you have to ask is: are you going to vote for the one who will try and raise revenue so we don't go further into debt, or are you going to vote for the one who says "la la la we're not in debt" and continues to spend while simultaneously cutting taxes, which lowers revenue, and gets us deeper into debt.
Ron Paul is the only candidate who is really suggesting that we actually cut spending. Romney and Ryan flap their jaws about it but if you look at what they've actually done, you'll see that they out-spend the President on every issue except for social programs. They spend more on tax cuts for the rich, they spend more on military, they spend more on corporate welfare and bail-outs.
Krugman is one of the top economists in the country. Many economists have said, if you want to learn economics, you don't have to take a class, just read everything he writes. Basically, if he says it, you'd better listen. If someone disagrees with him, they're probably wrong. He's just that good.