"...[Paul Krugman] said, 'people on Twitter might be joking, but in all seriousness, we would see a bigger boost in spending - and hence economic growth - if the earthquake had done more damage.' This man should be asked to leave the New York Times, if they want to have any semblance of credibility..."

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Apparently Krugman is not aware of the "Broken Window Fallacy."

UPDATE: Turns out it wasn't Krugman, but he did say something equally ignorant after 9/11.