Saturday, January 28, 2012

Quoatable


"People will accept austerity if we also talk about growth," Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said.
BBC
Davos 2012: Working to prevent a 'lost generation'
(h/t Yves Smith)

I guess "expansionary fiscal austerity" is the strategy.

4 comments:

Matt Franko said...

"Talk" is cheap.

Ryan Harris said...

The arrogance will prove costly tho..

Ralph Musgrave said...

"People will accept austerity if we also talk about growth," Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said. Is she actually paid for exuding that sort of useless hot air?

dave said...

when hell says "people" is she including herself? do as i say, not as i do? something tells me that none of these people at their fancy ski vacation will be hurt by their policys.