tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post2257666514476568793..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Austerity = terminationRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-11362601504320667592013-04-29T10:09:20.550-07:002013-04-29T10:09:20.550-07:00Technically, the basic premise of austerity (and t...Technically, the basic premise of austerity (and the entire Austrian school), that government spending inevitably hurts the economy, has been discredited. (I should note that this doesn't mean all government spending is inherently good, but nobody was saying it was.)<br /><br />Of course, it doesn't take a study to get politicians to do what they love to do anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com