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Greece: Is Austerity Helping Or Killing The Economy?

Greek Austerity

First Posted: 01/11/12 01:41 AM ET Updated: 01/11/12 01:41 AM ET

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The Washington Post:

Deeply indebted and nearly bankrupt, this Mediterranean nation was forced to adopt tough austerity measures to slash its deficit and secure an international bailout. But as Greece’s economy slides into free fall, critics are scanning the devastated landscape here and asking a probing question: Does austerity really work?

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Deeply indebted and nearly bankrupt, this Mediterranean nation was forced to adopt tough austerity measures to slash its deficit and secure an international bailout. But as Greece’s economy slides i...
Deeply indebted and nearly bankrupt, this Mediterranean nation was forced to adopt tough austerity measures to slash its deficit and secure an international bailout. But as Greece’s economy slides i...
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Henry Blodget: Guess Who's Paying for the Greece Bailout? That's Right -- YOU

US taxpayers are providing ~$8 billion of the $145 billion going to kick the Greek can down the road. That's the first outrage. The second outrage is that, as in some of the US bailouts, our bailout money is JUNIOR to Greece's existing debt.

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