Nobel winner Paul Krugman says Irish should vote no in Euro referendum

Krugman and the New York Times wrong again!!

EamonnDublin, people in the US have no clue about what's going on in Ireland. Irealnd/North has said he lives in the US, emigrated to the US in the 1980's, is from Dublin, East Leinster ? and comes to Ireland on holiday where he sits at Heuston Station or goes to the library at the end of the boardwalk and fights with immigrants for WIFI. Also EamonnDublin, they're not called "cabs" in Dublin, they're called taxis. Cab is something else.

"ByTheBay" - Why are you so obsessed with the thought that you are the only one who lives in Ireland? Why do you think people would be bothered to say they live in Ireland if they actually live in the USA or Britain? Are you demented? One answer at a time, please. Éamonn, Dublin, Ireland.

IrelandNorth, you live in the US and aren't aware everyone overspent.

Austerity is all very fine, for those who did the overspending. Unfortunately, a reverse distributive injustice prevails, where those who didn't overspend are obliged to bail-out the banksters and their political apologists who did. The current centrist Irish Government is generously paid by an overburdened Irish taxpayer to represent Ireland's interests in Europe. More often than not, they represent Europe's interests in Ireland. (Merkel ain't gettin' my Confirmation money!) Krugman makes sense to me - and I voted NO! Would like to see him President over here - as well as in The States!

Odd timing to weigh in on the issue

First of all Paul Krugman is a joke among intellectuals. Remember he is the idjit who wants to legalize post birth 'abortions' up to one year. It doesn't take a genius to understand that when you've spent years overspending, you have no choice but to impose some type of austerity. It will either come now by choice or or later by desperation. Someone has to realize the problem won't be solved by continuing to spend and try to overcome by overtaxing. Anyone say rebellion? Krugman only got his Nobel price due to political connections. He hates the free market; he is an elitist who is liberal with the thought in mind that he will benefit from the 'little people.' He is a farce.

Bear022013 sure has a sore head and a bigoted point of view to boot!!

Paul Krugman makes a whole lot of sense.

I voted "NO". But I fear I wasted my time - "Yesmen" will win. And, even if the result happens to be "No", our political shower will rain on us, tell us we got it wrong, and make us vote again. It would be pure comedy to see a "No" result and see what passes for a government trying to wriggle out of their lies whilst making us vote again. Éamonn, Dublin, Ireland.

Krugman is a Keynesian wacco, who only got his Nobel Prize because he is a Liberal die hard who hates capitalism ,and more importantly was an ardent critic of the Republican party. Same reason Obama got his nobel Prize, he wasn't George Bush.

Americans know nothing about the European Union, Ireland or the Euro although in their salf-absorption and inflated egos they think they do. Klugman's voice doesn't reach Ireland, it's obliterated properly in the ocean winds.

Why do you keep using this guy in your stories, Krugman may been the recipient of a Nobel Prize and teach at a prestigious school but that does not make him any less of an idiot. This is the man that said we should tell the world aliens are invading so we spend money to protect ourselves, this is the same man that said Obama should hire people to dig ditches and hire more people to go behind them and fill them back up. Spending money is a good thing as far as krugman is concerned. The idea of saving and paying your bills and not borrowing is alien to him! Makes no difference if you are liberal or conservative......this man is still an outright idiot! Everyone knows this but not many people will take the time to tell you!

Uh oh! Here's another fanatic calling himself an American and presuming to say what "we" Americans "learned to ignore." Bully -dog- alert! I'm not sure how Krugman's anti-austerity approach fits a nation the size of Ireland, but I do know that he has followed the Euro closely and his predictions are better than others'. I'd give a hearing to Krugman and ignore the American bully.

bear022013, and after you left they had a good laugh on you.