HolyCity2012
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Sun Apr-17-11 08:47 AM
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Austerity Is the Last Thing You Want During A Recession |
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Posted on DU: April 17, 2011
By DU Member: HolyCity2012
Views on DU: 371 | SamSeder Apr 11, 2011 Is making cuts and spending less during a recession the right thing to do? http://majority.fmhttp://twitter.com/majorityfmhttp://facebook.com/MajorityReport
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izquierdista
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Sun Apr-17-11 09:23 AM
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1. Austerity is definitely needed |
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But it should be applied at the top, so that it can trickle down. When Wall Street bankers go to one of their power lunches, they will still be paying $200 each, but austerity means that the kitchen will serve them something from the dollar menu and the rest of the check will go to pay down the deficit. When they get done at the end of the day, they will be taking the subway home, because their Maserati in the garage has been auctioned off to pay for a neighborhood health clinic. When they get home, they will have to make do with one bedroom at their McMansion, because when there is austerity, folks have to double up, you know. They will be sharing their McMansion with three homeless families (like the scene in 'Dr. Zhivago').
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szatmar666
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Mon Apr-18-11 12:32 AM
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3. not to mention you can't pay for mazeratis with kids' lunch money |
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not because it's immoral, that too, but mainly because the math doesn't work out.
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