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When a European country faces a debt crisis, austerity is seen as a major part of the solution. Why is austerity not seen as a virtue in America?

Asked by Pisces (718points) July 30th, 2011

All the talk in the US seems to be about the government spending too much. But isn’t the deficit ultimately caused by too much consumer credit?

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