'Irony is dead': Ready for merciless mockery of wealth-basher Paul Krugman's cushy new gig?

It pays to whine about rich people — literally!

Paul Krugman is so outraged about income inequality that he's getting paid $25,000 a month to fight it. http://t.co/BOroqbhCuC #tcot

— Razor (@hale_razor) April 16, 2014

That’s right. Even Gawker editors can’t politely avert their eyes on this one. As the gossip site reports, the City University of New York (CUNY) has tapped broken window fan Paul Krugman for a distinguished professorship at its Luxembourg Income Study Center, which analyzes income and wealth data in various countries. The icing on the cake? Krugman will receive a cool $225,000 for his, er, services:

Krugman to be paid $225k over 9 months by an *Income Inequality Institute* to do…almost nothing. http://t.co/F1SHOc0T6J

— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) April 16, 2014

From the offer letter:

Pawning your responsibilities off on students? Nice work if you can get it.

https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/456463621766537216

Apparently Paul krugman's conscience is totes cool with income inequality and hypocrisy

— TopSecretK9 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@topsecretk9) April 16, 2014

Delicious.

https://twitter.com/AndrewStilesUSA/status/456464228816154624

Snort!

CUNY pays Paul Krugman $25k / month to explain income inequality, and …. Mission Accomplished

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) April 16, 2014

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LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL http://t.co/P1faOkG2qc Seriously. This is too fucking perfect.

— RBe (@RBPundit) April 16, 2014

https://twitter.com/michi83/status/456464739015872512

https://twitter.com/Cllsthns/status/456470964281163776

Irony is dead. RT @AndrewStilesUSA PauLOL Krugman http://t.co/zL826gtLmc

— Matthew DesOrmeaux ⚜ (@authoridad) April 16, 2014

So perfect. RT @Heminator: Sure, why not? "Income Inequality Institute Will Pay Paul Krugman $25,000 Per Month" http://t.co/L7FWpLEu9X

— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) April 16, 2014

https://twitter.com/postal16/status/456478029787561984

At this point, anyone who cites Paul Krugman about income inequality should be mocked mercilessly. And laughed at. Mercilessly.

— RBe (@RBPundit) April 16, 2014

Paul Krugman, in January: "The myth of the deserving rich." http://t.co/VExpQoAn7r #Fun

— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) April 16, 2014

Krugman really embracing that free market economy, I guess?

— tim nook (@Timinole) April 16, 2014

I'd raise awareness about income inequality for less than $25K/month. #ironytagexplodes

— Brian Faughnan (@BrianFaughnan) April 16, 2014

https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/456465711188418560

"Rich people Suck"
-That will be $10K. Thanks.

— Mickey White (@BiasedGirl) April 16, 2014

Also if you're paying me $25K a month I might consider doing seminars on "Income Equality" or "Unicorns" or "Dragons"…whatever.

— Mickey White (@BiasedGirl) April 16, 2014

Vox pitch: Everything you need to know about why Paul Krugman actually deserves more than $25K / month

— David Rutz (@DavidRutz) April 16, 2014

Get on that, Ezra.

Exit question:

https://twitter.com/GabrielRossman/status/456465674018123776

Yes!

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