Curing With Leeches
by digby
Well, it looks like we finally got us a consensus. Austerity for all:
The dismal fiscal situation in many states is forcing governors, despite their party affiliation, toward a consensus on what medicine is needed going forward.
The prescription? Slash spending. Avoid tax increases. Tear up regulations that might drive away business and jobs. Shrink government, even if that means tackling the thorny issues of public employees and their pensions.
It should be noted that we have a couple of dissenters (Illinois and Minnesota) who are approaching this from the opposite perspective. So it will be interesting to see how they fare in comparison. Of course, it’s hard to measure human suffering, and most people won’t bother to even try, so it’s not really fair …
May the bloodletting begin.
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