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!allagainstausterity
@lemm.eehttps://www.slowboring.com/p/its-the-right-time-for-austerity
Keynesian ideas are symmetrical
https://stoppopulationdecline.org/greeces-fertility-crisis-pm-mitsotakis-enhance-child-benefits/
Greece's fertility crisis is causing Greece to take steps to address it, with the population having declined by 3.5% in the last decade.
https://euobserver.com/green-economy/157646
A recent study convincingly shows that for every one percent cut in regional public spending, the vote share of extreme parties increases by 1.5 percentage points in the first year and three percentage points two years after the cuts.
https://www.illiberalism.org/pension-reform-a-gift-to-the-far-right/
Aaron Irion reflects on the six-month anniversary of France's pension reform. He compares it to a similar reform in Poland, showing how neoliberal pension reforms have emboldened the far right in both countries.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/oct/20/rishi-sunak-considers-tax-cut-for-top-earners-after-byelection-defeats?
Tories may also reduce stamp duty in bid to win back voters and reduce pressure on PM, reports say
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/09/a-tour-de-france-for-health-in-response-to-macrons-austerity-measures/
A coalition of trade unions, political parties, and associations is getting ready to build a national campaign for a fair social security budget in response to the Macron’s administration austerity policies
https://www.politico.eu/article/rachel-reeves-labour-wealth-tax-reagan-chuck-grassley/
Conservative lawmaker Chuck Grassley likes the look of Rachel Reeves’ tax proposals.
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/seattle-city-council-hides-behind-austerity-to-avoid-hard-choices/
As the Seattle City Council considers massive new taxes to pay for expected spending increases, voters should ask how council members are defining "austerity."
https://truthout.org/articles/will-wvus-draconian-cuts-become-a-blueprint-for-austerity-across-higher-ed/
West Virginia University is following the neoliberal creed that people should only be educated to the point of utility.
https://www.stoppopulationdecline.org/xi-jinping-thought-on-austerity/
In a recently published speech in Qiushi, the Communist Party's leading journal, Chinese President Xi Jinping voiced his opposition to Western-style stimulus measures, which Former Premier Li Keqiang and other party members share. Why it matters: This decision and its subsequent publication come amidst new data revealing the ongoing weakening