> The west hasn’t seen proper austerity yet, just barely warming up.
European Troika (EC+ECB+IMF) debt induced Austerity literally _caused_ deaths in the heart of Europe. [0]
This pretty much seems like 'proper' austerity unless you feel that we need perestroika living conditions for austerity to be real.
[0] https://www.forbes.com/sites/francescoppola/2018/08/31/the-t...