Many people are tired of years of government-imposed belt-tightening measures that have not worked, Michalos said.
"We need to think about radical alternatives to the belt-tightening approach, " said Professor Allen.
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True, partners bail out for many reasons: a change in corporate focus, post-merger belt-tightening, whatever.
But the government's stated case for belt-tightening was flawed as the Italian public seems to realise.
For some valuable perspective (and perhaps belt-tightening inspiration), take a look at global consumer-spending patterns.
State agencies, local governments and universities are all wondering how far belt-tightening will have to go.
For the U.K., deep into belt-tightening austerity, the 2012 figures are 6.9%, 8.2%, and 15.1%.
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Marketers are undergoing belt-tightening, budgets are being trimmed, training is scaled back, and travel has been cut.
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Of course, all this belt-tightening and cost trimming would matter little if Iomega had nothing compelling to sell.
They credit an improving economy and a dozen rounds of belt-tightening since 2008, with holding the line on taxes.
One thing that occurred to me was that it was kind of a strange location to talk about belt-tightening.
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The firm's most recent partner class was the smallest since before the initial public offering, a sign of belt-tightening.
But if the markets are right that Malaysia is borrowing too much, devaluation with domestic belt-tightening is one remedy.
Having campaigned against austerity, Mr Hollande may yet have to do some belt-tightening.
After all, when belt-tightening fails, free lunches become easier than ever to sell.
Those effects would be short lived, though, with a Romney push for fiscal belt-tightening taking a toll on economic growth.
They were attacked by Democrats, Republicans and industry groups for their belt-tightening recommendations, indicating just how difficult the task will be.
Many voters too are hostile, tired both of repeated belt-tightening and of the air of sleaze that hangs around the government.
At a time of consumer belt-tightening and corporate financial woes, people don't need more taxes--especially ones that are invidious, discriminatory and hidden.
Why does the President support continued public funding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in the midst of the calls for belt-tightening?
As belt-tightening happens in the investor countries, many countries in Africa are finding themselves competing for a shrinking pot of investment money.
Although these days many demotions are the result of belt-tightening, some workers still get booted downward for old-fashioned reasons like poor performance.
You know what can be cut for a short period of belt-tightening.
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As for EBITDA, managers say that after nearly five years of belt-tightening, issuers are hard-pressed to wring further cost savings from operations.
Portugal and Spain were persuaded to announce extra fiscal belt-tightening this week.
Such belt-tightening had proved necessary even in the months before the rescue.
There has been unconfirmed speculation that the chancellor could outline the nature of the fiscal belt-tightening as 80% cuts and 20% tax rises.
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Everybody was doing some belt-tightening either because they had seen their 401(k) drop, or they had lost their job, or some reason, right?
Countries that are running current-account surpluses, mainly in the north, must help, by avoiding overzealous belt-tightening and introducing reforms to encourage private spending.
Today, many would agree that Germany's current economic strength is linked to the belt-tightening and painful measures undertaken in the name of Agenda 2010.
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