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The temerity of austerity
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The temerity of austerity

The problem with austerity is it doesn’t work. Yet governments seem intent on using it as a reason to force budget cuts, ignoring the fact that it always results in an economic downturn.
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George Osbourne was the UK Chancellor wedded to austerity. “More cuts, more difficult decisions” he said at the start of 2014, as he struggled to get the British budget back into surplus. But regular listeners to this podcast know that a government budget in surplus is sucking money out of the economy. Steve Keen reminds us of the logic that shows auste…

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