https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/5.aspxenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/377840.aspxMon, 08 Nov 2010 18:04:26 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:377840resist2727270https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/377840.aspxhttps://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=5&PostID=377840<p> Does anyone know of any article/video where Paul Krugman addresses that World War II was more than just a spending binge and that Europe&#39;s destruction contributed to some of the U.S.&#39;s war-time post-war economic success.&nbsp; I&#39;ve never seen him talk about WWII as anything other than a big healthy bundle of &quot;stimulus&quot; that we need to use as a model for ending economic malaise.&nbsp; I&#39;d also like to know why he thinks there was a depression in the UK (only other country I&#39;ve seen Real GDP data for WWII times) from 1944-1952 in terms of Real GDP.&nbsp; Can someone point me in the direction of something like this?&nbsp; Or is he just full of shit?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>