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- adjective Opposing or countering
growth .
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Examples
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The tax pledge debuted in 1986 with the endorsement of Ronald Reagan and has helped to steel opposition to antigrowth policies.
The Repeal Pledge 2010
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As in Greece, IMF programs are antigrowth, imposing austerity on the private economy, not the government.
And the Crisis Winner Is? Government David Malpass 2011
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He apparently has not learned from the failure of his first trillion-dollar stimulus package that no amount of government spending will achieve self-sustaining economic growth in light of his administration's antigrowth policies.
A Jobs Bill That Boggles the Mind Harvey Golub 2011
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Because of the Bay Area's antigrowth policies, the Central Valley is slowly but surely being paved over for suburban sprawl.
In Defense of Robust Cities Cari Tuna 2011
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The view seems to be that their fiscal troubles are the result of insidious outside "manipulation," not years of wasteful spending and antigrowth policies.
Short on Solutions 2011
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How does Mr. Umberg expect California to achieve a population of 50 million 19 years from now a 40% increase from the current population of 36.5 million when the state's tax and regulatory environment is antigrowth, and the state continues to fritter away limited resources on boondoggles such as unprofitable high-speed rail?
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Especially so if politicians, staring down the barrel of a debt around 200% of the economy, wrongly believe that rebuilding-induced "growth" gives them latitude to impose antigrowth policies.
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We must move from antigrowth confrontation with business to collaboration with job creators, states and local communities to achieve better results.
Reagan Had the Recipe for Success. Let's Follow It Newt Gingrich 2011
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With unemployment high and President Obama locked into antigrowth tax increases, the Federal Reserve is again being called on to intervene in financial markets.
The Fed 'Twist' That Won't Dance David Malpass 2011
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The sight might even be enough to terrify lawmakers in Italy to get serious about fixing their unfunded pension promises and other antigrowth policies.
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