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(3,979 posts) Thu Apr 26, 2012, 02:09 PM Apr 2012

Thom Hartmann: Professor Richard Wolff - The UK in a double-dip recession

Professor Richard Wolff, New School University NYC joins Thom Hartmann. Bad news for European economies...With the UK in a double-dip recession - the Dutch government disbanding - and countless other nations in turmoil - where is the world headed if it continues with the trickle-down austerity experiment?

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Thom Hartmann: Professor Richard Wolff - The UK in a double-dip recession (Original Post) thomhartmann Apr 2012 OP

Krugman congratulated Cameron on his blog yesterday Warpy Apr 2012 #1

Their stringent austerity program is having a negative effect on their economy. ladjf Apr 2012 #2

Cameron was told this would happen a year ago Prophet 451 Apr 2012 #3

Warpy

(111,106 posts)

1. Krugman congratulated Cameron on his blog yesterday

Reply to thomhartmann (Original post)

Thu Apr 26, 2012, 02:16 PM

Apr 2012

because it takes a special kind of talent to outdo the Great Depression, something Cameron has done.

You can't starve people into prosperity. It only wrecks more and more of the economy if you do and eventually people have enough of you and your rotten policies and revolt.

ladjf

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2. Their stringent austerity program is having a negative effect on their economy.

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Thu Apr 26, 2012, 02:22 PM

Apr 2012

Prophet 451

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3. Cameron was told this would happen a year ago

Reply to thomhartmann (Original post)

Thu Apr 26, 2012, 04:23 PM

Apr 2012

Yet he pushed the cuts for ideaological reasons and admitted they were there to stay even if the economy picked up. Scumbag.

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