Paul Krugman: Global Austerity 'An Unethical Experimentation On Human Beings'

[kpete]

Paul Krugman: Global Austerity 'An Unethical Experimentation On Human Beings'

"We've basically had an unethical experimentation on human beings going on across the world right now," Krugman told HuffPost Live on Friday. "All these countries are pursuing austerity policies, and in doing so, they are giving us evidence on what actually happens when you do those policies."

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/08/paul-krugman-austerity_n_2648039.html?utm_hp_ref=business

[WillyT]

1. K & R !!!

[JaneyVee]

2. Austerity is an economic experiment intended on protecting the rich & only the rich.

[blkmusclmachine]

3. +1

[Amonester]

4. It's not a *new* experiment since Monarchs in Europe did that for centuries...

and resulted in a bloody mess (i.e., La Révolution Française, for example).

Although in this century, the hypocrite ways they implement to screw the poor might be considered an experiment (since they think they will get away with it).

Earth's cloning of Venus will get them too...

[kenny blankenship]

5. It's not an experiment. They know it won't restore growth. It's THEFT.

(while daring you to get out in the streets in front of their tanks and stormtroopers to do something about it)

It's an act of Violence, Paul, not a dry theoretical exercise.

[Amonester]

6. "in front of their tanks" & ....

Pepper-spray &

Yikes,

*beneath*

their

drones (a concept *born in* 1984....)

[Fire Walk With Me]

7. It's gotten Goldman Sachs execs installed in government in Greece and Italy.

Oh, wait...

[xtraxritical]

8. We already have tried this "experiment" and know exactly where it leads.

The Great Depression was only "great" because of Hoover's austerity measures.

[kenny blankenship]

12. Pretty soon

it will be remembered as only the "pretty good" Depression.

[xtraxritical]

14. LOL

[SunSeeker]

9. K&R

[abelenkpe]

10. K&R nt

[Catherina]

11. It's not austerity. It's bank robbery and slave labor

[kickysnana]

13. Exactly what they have been doing to the schools for years now. n/t

[leftstreet]

15. DURec

[grahamhgreen]

16. = chained CPI is unethical. No way. No How. Tax the wealthiest/cut military. end of story.

[upi402]

17. I saw that and felt it was spot on

100% Insanity.
What's our option? Batshit crazy or insanity?

Keep hoping for change we can believe in.