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2016 Postmortem

Fire Walk With Me

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5. austerity is the socialization of debt, false debt.

Reply to JRLeft (Original post)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 05:45 PM

Nov 2012

Last night the Greek parliament passed a 5 billion Euro austerity bill. Note that some 2,000 government workers were found to be hiding money out-of-country. Citizens surrounded parliament and demanded it step down; riot cops attacked (as always, as everywhere) and were met with stones and Molotov cocktails. The people aren't having it any more.

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Wall Street Urges Obama to Commit the Great Betrayal [View all] JRLeft Nov 2012 OP

vote counts show the democrats won. will democrats act like they won? stay tuned nt msongs Nov 2012 #1

Call the White House and apply pressure. JRLeft Nov 2012 #2

already doing that, anc calling our new buddhist senator as well nt msongs Nov 2012 #3

I am too. JRLeft Nov 2012 #4

+1 limpyhobbler Nov 2012 #7

austerity is the socialization of debt, false debt. Fire Walk With Me Nov 2012 #5

Only Nixon could go to China. limpyhobbler Nov 2012 #6

You hear Ed Rendell mention entitlement cuts all of the time. JRLeft Nov 2012 #8

sad. I've heard him once say limpyhobbler Nov 2012 #9

He says it all of the time. JRLeft Nov 2012 #10