SamuelRSmith said:
mrstickball said:
Kasz216 said:
I suspect that Austerity in Europe means the same thing it does to Democrats AND Republicans in the US.
That is.... cut future projected spending INCREASES.
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That was my thought. Every article I've read about European austerity is simply about reducing the revenue-expense chasm by cutting future funds, rather than shuttering/firing/reducing actual spending today.
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I was talking with a member of the Government the other day, and he seriously believed that the only country "cutting" more than Britain, was the USA.
Oh, he's a leading member of the Conservative party, too.
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Cuts? Where? Its certainly not at the federal level. Some states are cutting back, but that is about it. Even then, the states cutting back are getting hounded by some insane factions. In Wisconsin, when Governor Walker broke up the public unions, the union backers came in and forced him into a recall election - they've spent tens of millions of dollars to try to get him impeached.
