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Mindless and Mindful Austerity: Focus - Washington Center for Equitable Growth

I see that the femina spectabilis Diane Lim is a very unhappy camper: Diane Lim: Are We About to Let All of the Baby Boomers Off the Hook? (Please, No.): “‘Deficit reduction’ and ‘fiscal responsibility’ are ‘out’… …‘Critical investments’ and ‘shared prosperity’ are ‘in.’  Deficits are down to an economically sustainable range…. Our policymakers are no doubt relieved to take a break from having to talk about the hard stuff (spending cuts and tax increases) and getting to focus on the nice-sounding stuff (spending increases and tax cuts)…. Dismissing fiscal responsibility as a socially irresponsible idea is irresponsible…
#Macroeconomics #Fiscal-Policy #Austerity #Diane-Lim - equitablegrowth.org