Rick Perry: Obama Killed Keynes

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Asked about what he liked about Obama’s presidency, Rick Perry said he was a fan of the killing of Osama bin Laden — and the destruction of Keynesian economics.

Perry said Obama has proven once and for all that government spending doesn’t create jobs, and that puts Keynes and his ideas to bed once and for all.

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