October 18, 2010

U.S. Debt Woes Expose Hidden Austerity and Looting of Public Assets

U.S. Debt Woes Expose Hidden Austerity and Looting of Public Assets

Eric Blair
Activist Post

The austerity sharks are circling their wounded prey. The U.S. economy continues to collapse amid dwindling stimulus funds, while states are barely able to keep their heads above water. In addition to cutting vital services to taxpayers, and seeking tax increases, some states are also selling off public assets in the politically acceptable name of privatization. This mass looting is happening just below the surface where the public, buried by their own individual problems, can hardly tell that it is happening.

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