The Costs of Not Being Serious

Paul Krugman: “That same loss of seriousness, I’d suggest, inhibited their ability to effectively oppose Biden’s rescue plan. They couldn’t do the hard thinking required to settle on a plausible line of attack. So while Democrats were pushing through tax credits that will cut child poverty nearly in half and subsidies that will make health insurance more affordable, Republicans were focused on cancel culture and Dr. Seuss.”

“And looking forward, why should we expect the G.O.P. to do any better in opposing Biden’s longer-term initiatives?”

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