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I thought this was pretty good........ (Original Post) socialist_n_TN Jun 2015 OP
In short Depaysement Jun 2015 #1
Nah. Prepare to exit the EU, BUT........... socialist_n_TN Jun 2015 #2
This about sums it up - TBF Jun 2015 #3
Yeah, I thought so too T...... socialist_n_TN Jun 2015 #4

TBF

(37,156 posts)
3. This about sums it up -
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 07:36 PM
Jun 2015

and I would add that this would apply historically as well

It is clear, therefore, that austerity is primarily a class policy. It constantly promotes the interests of capital against those of the workers, professionals, pensioners, unemployed, and economically vulnerable groups. In the long run, it aims at creating a model of labor with fewer rights and less social protection, with low and flexible wages, and no substantial bargaining power for wage earners.

socialist_n_TN

(11,481 posts)
4. Yeah, I thought so too T......
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 08:37 PM
Jun 2015

That paragraph was a great summation. Austerity IS the ruling class policy and ONLY benefits the ruling class.

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