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When has austerity ever worked?
It’s working exactly as it is designed to. Funneling money from the poor to the rich.
It has worked pretty good at increasing the power of the wealthy.
Austerity is never advised in a situation where ANYTHING is going to work. It’s the equivalent of trying to tighten your budget when you lose your job. It could possibly help a little but it’s not going to fix it.