austerity

Posted by admin on Monday, June 18, 2018

enforced or extreme economy especially on a national scale • lived through years of austerity after the war • fiscal austerity • a series of austerity measures [=measures taken to reduce spending]

John Doe: Financial Regulators Have Failed
John Doe (Panama Papers anonymous source) Money Quote saying the wealthy have focused on policies favorable to banks and avoidance of paying a fair share
Ben Strohecker: Chocolate, Everyone Smiles
Ben Strohecker Money Quote saying even bankers can't resist a smile when given chocolate
James K. Polk: Frugal Government
James K. Polk Money Quote saying frugality with public monies is the responsibility of the President and should be enforced by Congress
Tweet of God: Europe Owes Greece
Spoof Twitter Account (@TheTweetOfGod) suggestion that Greece is owed for it's contribution to rational society and should have debt forgiven. God
Pope Francis: Influence of Mammon
Pope Francis Money Quotation saying (in a reference to the first commandment) that the idolatry of money worship leads finance industry to take advantage of the poorest workers

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