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Jan Feb 21, 2024 4:49pm ET
China, led by President Xi Jinping, may be entering a period of “stagnation” in its economy, writes Paul Krugman of the New York Times.
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From left: China's economy is in trouble
“China has performed worse than on almost all economic indicators [its] “The official GDP” is 5.2%, and there is “widespread skepticism” about it, notes Paul Krugman of the New York Times. “It is not yet a full-blown crisis,” “but there is reason to believe that China is entering an era of stagnation.” In particular, productivity appears to be slowing, and investment accounts for 40% of GDP, while consumer spending remains low, which is not sustainable. “In some ways, China's current economy is reminiscent of Japan after the 1980s bubble burst.” And while Japan has handled it well, China may not. “The most frightening thing would be to try to distract from domestic political difficulties through military adventurism.” Don’t be “gloating”: China’s “economic stumble” could become “everyone’s problem.”
From right: Reining in lawless demonstrators
“Here, in trendy New York, a never-ending series of escalating demonstrations is affecting the functioning of the city and citizens' general sense of trust and stability,” complains Hannah E. Meyers of the City Journal: “New Yorkers must stop being those to tolerate those who think it's fun.” Disrupting the system is more important than everyone else's daily life.” “Several overlapping political and political shifts” have enabled “New York City's masked, belligerent and solipsistic protesters to compete with “We can't convince these idiots that they enjoy a great but fragile freedom – that of peaceful, lawful protest – unless we also enforce the limits of what is peaceful and lawful.” It It’s high time we started.”
Liberal: Biden's immigration problem
Even if President Biden can get the economy going, “the second most important issue for voters is lurking in the weeds: immigration and the border,” and “Biden’s approval rating” there is just 18%, wonders The Liberal Patriot’s Ruy Teixeira — the lowest “on this issue, which ABC News has measured since 2004.” “Trump has the edge over Biden” on immigration and the border “by 30 points, his largest lead on any issue.” Data shows 61% of voters have one want stricter border controls and a stricter asylum policy. Overall, voters are “significantly more likely to believe that rules on refugee and asylum status should be stricter (53 percent) than looser (14 percent).” Democrats are “not negative about concerns about illegal immigration,” but “ “We should take them more seriously from the start.” Could this help Donald Trump win? “It is my sad duty to inform you that this is entirely possible.”
Conservative: Stop disenfranchising RFK voters
“We have been told incessantly for years and decades that 'every voter should have their voice heard,'” notes Douglas MacKinnon in The Hill, but that doesn't seem to be true, “when those votes could go to a populist independent candidate who, counterintuitively, is enjoying himself.” increasingly popular, but ignored or vilified by much of the mainstream media as well as both major political parties.” Without question, “millions of Americans now” support Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; Do they have “the right to be heard”? They are “disenfranchised by a system that has been rigged in favor of the two major political parties.” And yet there is virtually no political, media or public outcry against this injustice.” His “campaign should still not waste valuable time and resources “We must spend our time fighting partisan political regulations that have been enacted to deny American citizens the right to vote for the candidate of their choice.”
Libertarian: Chronic absenteeism is a lockdown legacy
“Since schools closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, chronic absenteeism among American schoolchildren has skyrocketed,” moans Reason’s Emma Camp. Chronically absent children “are experiencing serious academic gaps” and are “unable to catch up after missing valuable instructional time, especially in early grades.” “Although absenteeism peaked during COVID-19 school closures, more students are still missing out School than before the pandemic.” “High-poverty districts had a whopping 36 percent absenteeism rate in 2022,” but even low-poverty districts reached 21%: It's “a nearly universal problem in American public schools.” The closures ” The absences of an entire cohort of students have probably increased permanently.”
– Compiled by the Post editorial team
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