build back better is not that looks like a lot of money. you always sound like dr. evil, $1 trillion, but the u.s. economy is enormous, and the amounts of money that we re talking about largely paid for with new taxes are just not enough to be a source of inflation. i mean, when you talk about the american rescue plan, which $1.9 trillion in one year, now we re talking about $1.7 trillion largely paid for over ten years. that s just not a big inflationary thing. professor paul krugman, always an honor to speak with you thank you very much for joining us tonight. take care. thank you. coming up, the political media still hasn t adjusted to the new reality that the republican party no longer believes in democracy and is changing state laws now that might allow them to change the outcome of elections. professor jelani cobb will join us next. t. now, she uses a capful
i mean really, seriously. the numbers are just not there. i mean build back better is not that you know, it looks like a lot of money. it sounds like dr. evil, $1 trillion. but the u.s. economy is enormous, and the amounts of money that we re talking about, largely paid for with new taxes, are just not enough to be a source of inflation. it was one thing, when you talk about the american rescue plan, $1.9 trillion in one year. now we re talking about $1.7 trillion, largely paid for over ten years. that s just not a big inflationary thing. professor paul krugman, always an honor to speak with you. thank you very much for joining us tonight. take care. thank you. coming up, the political media still hasn t adjusted to the new reality that the republican party no longer believes in democracy and is changing state laws now that might allow them to change the outcome of elections. professor jelani cobb and jonathan alter will join us next.
build back better, you know it looks like a lot of money. you sound like dr. evil, $1 trillion. largely paid for with new taxes are not enough to be a source of inflation. largely paid for over ten years. that is not a big inflationary thing. professor, always an honor to speak with you. thank you very much for joining us tonight. take care. coming up the political media still hasn t adjusted to the new reality that the republican party no longer believes in democracy and is changing state laws now that might allow them to change the outcome of elections. elections. ho ho ho!
i mean build back better is not that you know, it looks like a lot of money. it sounds like dr. evil, $1 trillion. but the u.s. economy is enormous, and the amounts of money that we re talking about, largely paid for with new taxes, are just not enough to be a source of inflation. it was one thing, when you talk about the american rescue plan, $1.9 trillion in one year. now we re talking about $1.7 trillion, largely paid for over ten years. that s just not a big inflationary thing. professor paul krugman, always an honor to speak with you. thank you very much for joining us tonight. take care. thank you. coming up, the political media still hasn t adjusted to the new reality that the republican party no longer believes in democracy and is changing state laws now that might allow them to change the outcome of elections. professor jelani cobb and jonathan alter will join us next.