re: #293 Obdicut

To me, it means that the stupid austerity programs that are being put forth in Europe and, to an extent, here, are prolonging and deepening the recession.

Which I absolutely agree with. Austerity is a good personal virtue, it is a terrible policy for a government towards a suffering people.

It’s a particularly shitty policy when the reasons behind it are asinine, i.e. “Cutting spending means government will be more efficient/responsible/’free.’”