As Greece pursues more austerity measures – the Greek people are taking to the streets. Major labor unions started a 48-hour nationwide strike to protest against yet another round of austerity enforced by unelected technocrats and banksters. Demonstrations in the streets of Athens turned violent as hundreds of young people clashed with riot police – with gasoline bombs being hurled at cops who in turn fired tear gas canisters back into the crowd.
After several years of austerity now – the Greek economy is STILL on the brink of collapse. Similarly in the UK – where austerity was put in place a year and a half ago – the British economy is on the verge of a double-dip recession. Austerity only does one thing – create poverty and civil unrest.
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Thom, you are talking like poverty and civil unrest are to be avoided. For conservatives those aren't drawbacks, they are features. Conservatives can't win elections on more poverty, and unstable society, so they talk about other issues.