An Austerity Storm Hammers Georgia

John Nichols @ Common Dreams - Americans are surrounded by examples of the extent to which the austerity compulsion has twisted the thinking of elected officials—December’s budget “compromise” failed to extend unemployment benefits, not just Republicans but many Democrats just voted for a Farm Bill that cuts aid for the hungry, states across the country are proposing to spend revenue surpluses on tax breaks for the rich and Detroit is trying to come up with a plan to avoid having to sell off its art museum.

But there will be no better example of how the austerity mindset warps the understanding of what government can and should be doing than the explanations...read more.