austerity
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Rising debt could push governments to roll out austerity policies by raising tax rates and cutting spending.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
The question is whether patriotic austerity can substitute for the harsher arithmetic of markets.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Last year, the University of California and California State University put austerity measures in place after previous state budget and federal funding reductions.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
The historic spending spree, economists hoped, could turbocharge productivity by upgrading the country’s railways, highways, communication networks, universities and a largely paper-based public administration—all in need of repair after decades of austerity.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
“For those of us who take our vow of austerity seriously, conclave is the only time we allow ourselves the luxury of fine food and drink. It reminds us that we’re human.”
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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