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gollygee

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18. They like it when there's an economic crisis

Reply to RomneyLies (Original post)

Thu Nov 15, 2012, 11:57 AM

Nov 2012

because they hope we'll get scared enough to let them do anything they want. And what they want is to have a completely free market with absolutely no oversight or regulation so they can manage to get all money in the country to the richest people at the expense of everyone else. Don't fall for the hype.

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Eurozone has slipped into a double dip recession. AUSTERITY MUST GO!!! [View all] RomneyLies Nov 2012 OP

Damn right newfie11 Nov 2012 #1

If the US goes down the road of Austerity, we will slip into a Global Depression RomneyLies Nov 2012 #2

I find it hard to believe that the leaders of the world can be so stupid Blecht Nov 2012 #3

If you see them as tools of the banksters who are using "austerity" to pull in billions, if not Fire Walk With Me Nov 2012 #19

I think that's a fair assessment Blecht Nov 2012 #22

Austerity is nothing but a scam fasttense Nov 2012 #4

Bingo! laundry_queen Nov 2012 #5

Yep! nt valerief Nov 2012 #7

That's what happens when you try to cut your way to prosperity. You can only send a little to Dustlawyer Nov 2012 #6

And revenues continue to spiral down the toilet as fewer people have income to be taxed RomneyLies Nov 2012 #8

Greece would have been so much better off had it fled the Euro when this stuff started. MNBrewer Nov 2012 #9

The 'problem' is that 75% of Greeks want to keep the euro. pampango Nov 2012 #14

That's so weird Hydra Nov 2012 #20

I guess there's a reason that the word "paradox" is Greek in origin. MNBrewer Nov 2012 #25

Doesn't the fiscal cliff result in austerity? davekriss Nov 2012 #10

no newfie11 Nov 2012 #11

Raising taxes/cutting spending is anti-keynesian davekriss Nov 2012 #12

If we go over the cliff newfie11 Nov 2012 #23

Postscript davekriss Nov 2012 #13

it also cuts spending. MNBrewer Nov 2012 #26

It's probably not a "double dip"--they probably never left recession in the first place. nt Romulox Nov 2012 #15

Most countries didn't JCMach1 Nov 2012 #16

I vote for deeper dip Hydra Nov 2012 #21

Going over the fiscal cliff is austerity gravity Nov 2012 #17

You don't need to cut spending newfie11 Nov 2012 #24

They like it when there's an economic crisis gollygee Nov 2012 #18