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Slovenian austerity drive threatened by referendum call LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Austerity measures Slovenia adopted last week could be delayed or even scrapped after two police unions said late on Thursday they wanted a referendum on the law. The referendum will be held if the unions collect 40,000 signatures within a month, a target they are likely to reach. If the majority of those who take part in the vote reject the austerity legislation, the ... Fiscal Austerity And Rational Morality Without a rational moral code, it's difficult to gauge the politics or economics of "fiscal austerity" in public policy. Why Austerity Is Europe's Only Hope The prevailing view amongst Keynesians is that the austerity measures being taken in Europe to prevent a complete currency and bond market collapse is the cause of their current recession. But blaming a recession on the idea that an insolvent government was finally forced into reducing its debt is like blaming a morning hangover on ... Thousands march in Frankfurt against austerity measures FRANKFURT (Reuters) - At least 20,000 demonstrators marched through Frankfurt on Saturday in a peaceful protest against austerity measures implemented to tackle the intensifying euro zone debt crisis. Police closed off main roads in the centre of Frankfurt and set up check points on highways around the city as part of a heavy security operation to protect Germany's financial capital. ... The Case for Austerity: Keynesianism, Pharaoh and the Frogs The word " austerity ," beginning with the Greek government's debt crisis two years ago, has been used by the financial media in one sense, and only one sense: reductions in spending by national governments. The word is not used with respect to the economy as a whole. Geithner lays into advocates of US 'austerity' US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner hit out at advocates of austerity treatment for the US economy, paralleling the attacks on the severe spending cuts that are pushing Europe's growth lower. World Leaders at U.S. Meeting Urge Growth, Not Austerity Leaders of the Group of 8 nations, convened at Camp David, banded together on Saturday to press Germany to back more pro-growth policies to halt Europe's deepening debt crisis. Edward Lotterman: Austerity may do more harm than good Fiscal austerity sometimes does more harm than good, economist Ed Lotterman writes in response to elections in Greece and France that were dominated by reaction to austerity measures. NYT: G8 backs Obama growth, not austerity Leaders walk out to attend the group photo for the G8 Summit at Camp David, Md., on Saturday. Austerity Offers Europe their Only Hope The prevailing view amongst Keynesians is that the austerity measures being taken in Europe to prevent a complete currency and bond market collapse is the cause of their current recession. But blaming a recession on the idea that an insolvent government was finally forced into reducing its debt is like blaming a morning hangover on the fact that you eventually had to stop drinking the night ...
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