Paul Krugman writes: Suddenly it’s O.K., even mandatory, for politicians with national ambitions to talk about helping the poor. This is easy for Democrats, who can go back to being the party of F.D.R. and L.B.J. It’s much more difficult for Republicans, who are having a hard time shaking their reputation for reverse Robin-Hoodism, for… Continue reading For Republicans, Public Enemy Number One? – The Poor
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Tuesday, March 12, 2013: Paul Ryan Wants Austerity and other unrelated stories…
austerity (ô-str-t) n pl -ties 1. the state or quality of being austere 2. (often plural) an austere habit, practice, or act 3. (Economics) a. reduced availability of luxuries and consumer goods, esp when brought about by government policy b. (as modifier) an austerity budget You’ve heard the word used a lot. Austerity can only work… Continue reading Tuesday, March 12, 2013: Paul Ryan Wants Austerity and other unrelated stories…
The World is Rejecting Austerity – Republicans Push More Austerity in America
A day after voters in France and Greece toppled governments in a European backlash against austerity measures, Republicans moved forward with legislation to replace $78 billion in automatic spending cuts to defense and discretionary domestic spending with a much larger $261 billion cut focused only on domestic spending.