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 :::Per ""[k]eep sell-sourced"":  the Becker quote in question is demonstrably a statement made by Becker and Becker is a Nobel Prize-winner in Economic Science.  If you are asserting that the quote is less-than-well sourced, would you please specify deficiencies supporting the claim?    

 :::Per 'Krugman's column is self described as ""politics""'.  What is the saliency of that observation?   the Wikipedia article in question is ""Paul Krugman"" not ""Paul Krugman's Column"".   "