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Is the US entering its own era of austerity?
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Apr 26, 2013
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Is the US entering its own era of austerity?
Economists and policymakers have for years shirked the austerity measures deployed by Europe to deal with the recession. But now the U.S. is making the same type of spending cuts in a weak economy that European leaders are now distancing themselves from.
The US Capitol is pictured on the eve of the budget sequester on February 28, 2013 in Washington, DC. The broad US 'sequester' spending cuts that take effect beginning Friday will slow growth in the world's biggest economy and hit the global economy, the International Monetary Fund said Thursday.
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Economists and policymakers have for years shirked the austerity measures deployed by Europe to deal with the recession. But now the U.S. is making the same type of spending cuts in a weak economy that European leaders are now distancing themselves from.

Economists and policymakers have for years shirked the austerity measures deployed by Europe to deal with the recession. But now the U.S. is making the same type of spending cuts in a weak economy that European leaders are now distancing themselves from.