By William K. Black
(Cross posted from Benzinga.com)
Spain’s conservative government, eager to change the media’s emphasis on its repudiation in recent EU elections, has launched a media campaign stressing its adoption of an aggressive “stimulus” program. Spain’s conservatives – and their predecessors the so-called socialists – are infamous for embracing the troika’s demands for austerity. Why have the Spanish conservatives finally admitted that austerity is a disaster and stimulus is essential? They have not done so. Instead, they have rebranded “austerity” as “stimulus.”
“MADRID—Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is planning to launch a €6.3 billion ($8.59 billion) economic stimulus package, a move to keep sky-high unemployment and the risk of deflation from derailing the country’s recovery.
Mr. Rajoy told 200 business leaders at a conference in Sitges, near Barcelona….”
