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Cali_Democrat

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2. So austerity hurts economic growth.....

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Jul 31, 2012, 11:45 PM

Jul 2012

Well I'll be damned!!! I had no idea!!

Of course Obama was right. Krugman was right. Reducing public sector spending is hampering the recovery and the private sector is seeing 3 percent growth which is a healthy clip.

Never listen to the GOP. They WANT to tank the economy.

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A Dam Has Burst. More People Admit That Public Sector Cuts Are Holding Back The Recovery [View all] applegrove Jul 2012 OP

Good but who are the people who 'admit?' elleng Jul 2012 #1

So austerity hurts economic growth..... Cali_Democrat Jul 2012 #2

'Never listen to the GOP. They WANT to tank the economy.' Well said! freshwest Aug 2012 #4

It's been the destruction of the living part of infrastructure, the nation's knowledge base. freshwest Aug 2012 #3

This is great. It is part of the narrative that the GOP obstructed Democratic plans to help jobs. applegrove Aug 2012 #5

Well Gee Whiz...Austerity is working so well everywhere else. bvar22 Aug 2012 #6

Not surprising, its also public sector layoffs that keep the unemployment rate high 1-Old-Man Aug 2012 #7

Exactly. Fantastic Anarchist Aug 2012 #8