Month: March 2013

joga-luce:

ultralaser:

Portugal protests against austerity :: BBC

Hundreds of thousands of people are protesting in cities across Portugal against government austerity measures.

Huge crowds gathered in the capital Lisbon to demand the government resign.

Many carried placards condemning the “Troika” of the IMF, the European Commission and the European Central Bank, which demanded budget cuts in return for a financial bailout.

The conservative government has introduced steep tax rises as it tries to reduce a huge budget deficit.

Unemployment is at a record 17.6% and the economy is expected to contract by 2% this year – the third straight year of recession.

The demonstrations organised on social media also have the backing of Portugal’s main trade union federation.

Can some tell me the difference between austerity and sequester?

trinitykitty7:

So I’m not sure who is and isn’t familiar with the “keep the Christ in Christmas” magnets, but here in Texas we see them all over the place so I decided to make some new ones for those who are a little bit more pagan leaning. Or for those that just want to upset some religious right by reminding them that other holidays came first.