top | item 5385746 (no title) dnu | 13 years ago What austerity are you talking about? The governments still spend much more money than they have. When you have no money, taking a loan to buy a 60" plasma TV instead of an 80" one does not mean austerity. discuss order hn newest gasull|13 years ago Yes and no. Governments are spending in bank bailouts, but there's austerity for the masses, like tax hikes and cuts in social spending. StavrosK|13 years ago Which country are you talking about? Nobody I know buys TVs any more, let alone with loans. Or are you saying the government buys TVs?Sounds like a nice anecdote, it would be good if it corresponded with reality at all.
gasull|13 years ago Yes and no. Governments are spending in bank bailouts, but there's austerity for the masses, like tax hikes and cuts in social spending.
StavrosK|13 years ago Which country are you talking about? Nobody I know buys TVs any more, let alone with loans. Or are you saying the government buys TVs?Sounds like a nice anecdote, it would be good if it corresponded with reality at all.
gasull|13 years ago
StavrosK|13 years ago
Sounds like a nice anecdote, it would be good if it corresponded with reality at all.