In Reply to: no, it's not. at all. You can be austere AND heavily regulated. posted by DC Warrior on 2012-08-01 09:00:44

• No, austerity will NOT bring you out of a recession, quite the opposite   -  DC Warrior  2012-08-01 06:29:47 (59 views)
• Spending as a long-term strategy, austerity as a long-term one  -  buzz  2012-08-01 14:12:20 (51 views)
• Either the US will become FAR more socialistic, or society will unravel beyond our imaginations  -  playmaker  2012-08-01 16:32:36 (37 views)
• Ultimately, I think we will just expand coverage on basic services  -  buzz  2012-08-01 23:51:28 (31 views)
• It's hard for a lot of people to swallow, but "retirement" isn't going to be what it once was.  -  Dick Nikon  2012-08-01 15:18:29 (45 views)
• We can hire the elderly to play Words with Friends for us!  -  playmaker  2012-08-01 16:35:06 (31 views)
• Not by itself, but spending and stimulus will definitely not.   -  gsw_hoops  2012-08-01 08:50:07 (38 views)
• WRONG. We had our own Great Depression,Argentina recently abandoned Austerity  -  rem rehab  2012-08-01 10:48:03 (42 views)
• I can show you an article that says something a little  -  gsw_hoops  2012-08-01 12:11:29 (37 views)
• Why havnt you answered my Obama taxes question?  -  Hoser  2012-08-01 09:30:23 (34 views)
• I did. WTF is wrong with you. What an idiot.   -  gsw_hoops  2012-08-01 12:09:37 (25 views)
• You did not, you lying coward  -  Hoser  2012-08-01 16:54:22 (33 views)
• Even though it has every time before.   -  playmaker  2012-08-01 09:27:39 (31 views)
• No, it hasn't.   -  gsw_hoops  2012-08-01 12:05:14 (28 views)
• So what do you think is the reason for the almost universal call for austerity on the right?  -  nomad  2012-08-01 07:52:00 (46 views)
• Since when is getting one's fiscal house in order controversial?  -  gsw_hoops  2012-08-01 08:48:42 (42 views)
• too bad your party nixed a 10-1 spending cut to tax raise deal earlier  -  gribble the mispost master  2012-08-01 09:12:46 (35 views)
• note that almost no economists are saying what you are saying  -  DC Warrior  2012-08-01 09:10:58 (39 views)
• US Debt: $15.8 trillion. Held by public: $11T, intragovernmental: $4.8T   -  nomad  2012-08-01 09:24:17 (37 views)
• Another US debt fact: When Republicans controlled Congress & the Presidency, it increased $2T+   -  nomad  2012-08-01 09:52:42 (32 views)
• Focus: Very few Republicans back then were Conservative,  -  gsw_hoops  2012-08-01 12:08:25 (39 views)
• I'm implying that they can't be trusted.  -  nomad  2012-08-01 12:18:16 (34 views)
• Simple combination of greed and ideological opposition to government IMO   -  playmaker  2012-08-01 08:15:05 (34 views)
• Austerity is code for laissez faire.  -  Cohan sold the Dubz!  2012-08-01 08:05:57 (42 views)
• no, it's not. at all. You can be austere AND heavily regulated.   -  DC Warrior  2012-08-01 09:00:44 (37 views)
• Technically, yes. But not in this environment.  -  Cohan sold the Dubz!  2012-08-01 11:56:18 (41 views)
• Austerity means a weaker government  -  Zaphod  2012-08-01 09:36:50 (40 views)
• depends. Most of the spending the US and European governments have today are entitlements  -  DC Warrior  2012-08-01 09:49:47 (35 views)
• in the US, it's political  -  DC Warrior  2012-08-01 08:01:59 (48 views)
• It will be interesting to see how France does. New financial transaction tax starts today   -  nomad  2012-08-01 08:36:19 (90 views)
• That needs to happen worldwide  -  gribble the mispost master  2012-08-01 09:11:16 (33 views)
• Agree. All the counterarguments I've read seem quite weak.   -  nomad  2012-08-01 09:25:33 (32 views)
• The counter arguments are: Noooo! I still want to make free money while  -  gribble the mispost master  2012-08-01 10:24:44 (37 views)
• zero liability and risk? Against billions in trading losses if someone screws up?  -  DC Warrior  2012-08-01 10:40:51 (36 views)
• I am talking about high-speed (frequency) trading.  -  gribble the mispost master  2012-08-01 10:50:07 (33 views)
• who are they stealing from?  -  DC Warrior  2012-08-01 11:16:30 (40 views)
• This 'steals' from everybody   -  gribble the mispost master  2012-08-01 11:50:12 (36 views)