7 March

Another big framing that ultra-conservatives use. Government 'debt'. Treating public finances like a household - debt is bad, surplus is good. The justification for 'austerity' policies, that are really nothing more than shifting government handouts to the rich, away from the poor. Governments are nothing like households, another fantasy that needs to be popped. https://www.forbes.com/sites/francescoppola/2018/04/30/governments-are-nothing-like-households/#2302dfb454f8