German Austerity: Saving Itself to Death?

[LongTomH]

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Angela Merkel's coalition is in trouble. The German electorate is saying that it won't accept the austerity package the government wants to impose.

Germany, like the U.S. is seeing a rise in poverty while some people are getting rich.

[sui generis]

1. that would be a bad idea in Germany

I mean, austerity measures. The rise in poverty is due to a thousand other economic factors before "some people getting rich", BTW.

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2. It's the same meme................

all over the world, including the US. The last 30 years have allowed the wealthy to rape the poor. That bullshit is over. If the Governments attempt to bring down these deficits ( which were caused by imperialistic wars and so called free market deference to the wealthy ) by austerity programs, essentially having poor people suffer for politicians fealty to the Corporations, they're in for a rude awakening. They keep pressing this meme like it's a done deal. Good luck with that, you demented political fucks.