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2016 Postmortem

Vogon_Glory

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6. Paul Krugman Wrote Of A Stock Melodrama Character Called The Wastrel

Reply to Nasty Jack (Original post)

Tue Dec 20, 2016, 03:07 PM

Dec 2016

Wastrels in many 19th century melodramas often received handsome inheritances from wealthy parents, grandparents, or uncles and then quickly run through it and run up mountains of debt. Krugman's column refered to Dubya, but I fear it will refer to Donald even more.

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