Consumers have long been warned they were going to be pushed to the “point of pain” in order to curtail their spending. It seems like we’ve finally reached it.

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    Some economists are worth engaging with, but they’re few and far between. They’re usually in agreement that the economic mainstream resembles a religion or system of divination more than a real science.

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      And like religion it sucks up to power. I hate quoting her so I am just going to paraphrase her.

      The government makes our life a living hell, the economist convinces us that it can’t be otherwise.