Category: Insufferable Twits

Paul Krugman Has A Nobel Prize In Economics And Your Walmart Greeter Doesn’t

In a series of books and articles beginning in the 1990s, Krugman branded just about everybody who questioned the rapid pace of globalization a fool who didn’t understand economics very well. “Silly” was a word Krugman used a lot to describe pundits who raised fears of economic competition from other nations, especially China. Don’t worry about it, he said: Free trade will have only minor impact on your prosperity.

Wait, nevermind.

h/t to Kathy Shaidle

Greta The Magical Retard*

Thunberg garnered global fame as she led a youth movement by skipping school to protest inaction on climate change in her home country of Sweden. Her small protest turned into a global demonstration where thousands of students skipped school to demonstrate on behalf of the planet.
 
Her demonstrations earned her both fame and a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize.
 
As part of her global campaign, Thunberg decided she would visit the United States to speak with lawmakers and activists about her goals related to protecting the planet. The problem for Thunberg, however, was that flying across the Atlantic typically involves a carbon-producing flight.

I’ll let you guess the ending.

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Things I’ve learned.

If you don’t put limits on empathy people take advantage of the vacuum. As an example, these scammers, who for cash will email you an official looking PDF saying Fluffy and Hoppy the rabbits are ’emotional support animals’ and you deserve special treatment.

In the article, the two examples given are actual service animals and probably cost upwards of $10K each with a two or more year waiting list. No Swimmer the fish, Fluffy or Hoppy the rabbit was cited, but I assure you, they exist.

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