XPost: alt.society.liberalism, alt.atheism, talk.politics.guns   
   From: klausschadenfreude@yahoo.com   
      
   On Fri, 17 May 2013 10:15:54 -0500, Tom McDonald    
   wrote:   
      
   >On 5/17/2013 9:29 AM, Klaus Schadenfreude wrote:   
   >> On Fri, 17 May 2013 09:28:56 -0500, Free Lunch    
   >> wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On Fri, 17 May 2013 08:17:42 -0600, deep wrote in alt.atheism:   
   >>>   
   >>>> On Fri, 17 May 2013 09:06:49 -0500, Free Lunch    
   >>>> wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>>>> You don't seem to understand the problem. Austerity at this time hurts   
   >>>>>>> Europe and it hurts the US. Austerity supporters have demonstrated   
   >>>>>>> their ignorance of economics.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Not really, that ignorance of economics was there before the austerity   
   >>>>>> measures were put into place to try and fix them.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Austerity during a recession is one example of ignorance by political   
   >>>>> leaders. There's plenty of other nonsense that many political leaders   
   >>>>> believe, economic and otherwise. Reactionary leaders tend to believe the   
   >>>>> most nonsense.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> The problem with austerity is it's only austerity for the poor and   
   >>>> middle class. The wealthy get to have an orgy of rape of the national   
   >>>> treasuries. During periods of "austerity" the top 1% keeps getting   
   >>>> richer and richer while the poor have to learn how to get by without   
   >>>> things like food and medical care.   
   >>>   
   >>> Funny how the rich always do well.   
   >>   
   >> Funny how you can't figure out why that might be.   
   >>   
   > 0h, oh, I know! Call on me!   
   >   
   >Because it's easier to buy politicians and regulators when you have   
   >loads of money than when you don't.   
      
   So they have food and medical care because they buy politicians?   
      
   Really?   
      
   [chuckle]   
      
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