“Billionaires Shouldn’t Live Forever”

Title“Billionaires Shouldn’t Live Forever”
Year for Search2019
AuthorsKrugman, Paul(b. 1959)
Secondary TitleThe New York Times
Date PublishedJuly 15, 2019 with over 250 comments
KeywordsMale author, US author
Annotation

The Op-Ed opposes the practice, based in working being done today, that will allow the very rich to extend their lives indefinitely. 

URLhttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/15/opinion/future-billionaires.html
Info Notes

One of a series of “Op-Eds From the Future” that began May 27, 2019, and continued regularly through the rest of the year, with most, but not all, with eutopian or dystopian elements. 

Illustration

Illus. John Karborn

Holding Institutions

Online

Author Note

The author (b. 1959) is a Distinguished Professor at the City University of New York Graduate Center, a New York Times opinion columnist, and the 2008 Nobel laureate in Economics.

Full Text

2019 Krugman, Paul (b. 1953). “Billionaires Shouldn’t Live Forever.” Illus. John Karborn. The New York Times (July 15, 2019) with over 250 comments. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/15/opinion/future-billionaires.html. One of a series of “Op-Eds From the Future” that began May 27, 2019, and continued regularly through the rest of the year, with most, but not all, with eutopian or dystopian elements. 

The Op-Ed opposes the practice, based in working being done today, that will allow the very rich to extend their lives indefinitely. The author is a Distinguished Professor at the City University of New York Graduate Center, a New York Times opinion columnist, and the 2008 Nobel laureate in Economics.