The Austerity Theory is a Big Lie

Stephen Pizzo for BUZZFLASH @ Truthout - You know that something is seriously out of whack when those who made a bundle, and then some, with financial black magic, nearly bringing down the entire industrial world, insist they be allowed to not only keep their booty but that the 99% who ate it in the shorts thanks to their skullduggery, should be forced to go on a fiscal diet. ("You want more porridge?!)

That, in a nutshell, describes the so-called "austerity" programs sweeping western economies.  Read more.