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32. When a kleptocratic Oligarchy openly steals 60-70% of every dollar earned through every means of

Reply to malaise (Reply #15)

Thu Sep 4, 2014, 10:33 AM

Sep 2014

production, it's hard for quality of life to improve.

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Heck of a job, Putin. Post Soviet Russian mortality rates rise. [View all] edhopper Sep 2014 OP

I would think the reasons would be more complex treestar Sep 2014 #1

Which the current government edhopper Sep 2014 #3

He was not the dictator from 1991 treestar Sep 2014 #13

17 years ago edhopper Sep 2014 #19

I'm sorry, but I can't accept this so-called evidence... brooklynite Sep 2014 #2

LOL edhopper Sep 2014 #4

This post is useless without a list of every Western war crime of the last 50 years NuclearDem Sep 2014 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author chrisa Sep 2014 #55

Also useless without false equivalencies between something the US did years ago and now. chrisa Sep 2014 #56

I really think his war of conquest in Ukraine is an attempt to distract the Russian populace from stevenleser Sep 2014 #5

completely agree edhopper Sep 2014 #6

Good observation...nt SidDithers Sep 2014 #18

Exactly...and his winning that war while we and NATO do nothing... joeybee12 Sep 2014 #34

Yesterday a jackass told me I couldn't..... NCTraveler Sep 2014 #7

The causes are just a Google away GliderGuider Sep 2014 #8

The article seems to suggest that Russians who drink more than others live longer stevenleser Sep 2014 #9

??? LisaL Sep 2014 #26

I was talking about this paragraph in the article... stevenleser Sep 2014 #29

Read the article. It's because of societal and psychological (alcohol-abuse) problems. DetlefK Sep 2014 #10

So it seems. It also seems that since Putin directly or indirectly has been in power since 1999 stevenleser Sep 2014 #11

So you are saying edhopper Sep 2014 #12

Is he supposed to issue a presidential decree? "Stop dying!" DetlefK Sep 2014 #14

So what has gotten worse edhopper Sep 2014 #17

It didn't get worse since Putin came to power. LisaL Sep 2014 #22

So the government has nothing to do with quality of life edhopper Sep 2014 #24

That's pretty pathetic apologia there. Gov'ts have no responsibility for their citizens' QOL? stevenleser Sep 2014 #31

Life was better under Socialism malaise Sep 2014 #15

There doesn't seem to be a lot of improvement edhopper Sep 2014 #16

When a kleptocratic Oligarchy openly steals 60-70% of every dollar earned through every means of stevenleser Sep 2014 #32

Actually Jeffrey Sachs and the IMF moved in first malaise Sep 2014 #42

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2014 #20

You do understand that Putin was not in charge of Russia in the mid-1990s? Or no? LisaL Sep 2014 #21

I guess we should discount the last 14 years then edhopper Sep 2014 #23

Putin has no responsibility or effect other than rescuing the self proclaimed hero Snowden. stevenleser Sep 2014 #30

By the logic I see here edhopper Sep 2014 #25

From what I've read life in Russia is pretty hard. leftyladyfrommo Sep 2014 #27

Russian GDP under Putin edhopper Sep 2014 #33

+1000 joeybee12 Sep 2014 #35

My #32 above speaks to this. A good example is what happened with the Sochi Olympics stevenleser Sep 2014 #36

It is income inequality that has hit Russians even worse than Americans. GDP is growing as is pampango Sep 2014 #47

OP, you should delete this. Russian lifespan under Putin LittleBlue Sep 2014 #37

What is the source for the graph and is its datasource better than the book in the OP? nt stevenleser Sep 2014 #39

Forbes LittleBlue Sep 2014 #40

Life expectancy and mortality rates edhopper Sep 2014 #41

Apples and oranges. OP and I am talking about lifespan LittleBlue Sep 2014 #43

I see edhopper Sep 2014 #45

Thank you LittleBlue Sep 2014 #46

LOL, now I anxiously await a post with a RT link that claims Russian quality of life FSogol Sep 2014 #38

Yep. The paid operatives must be taking a vodka break. Amonester Sep 2014 #44

Awaiting further instructions from Fearless Leader! FSogol Sep 2014 #48

So were they a couple edhopper Sep 2014 #49

Different last names, plus i think they were both in love with Fearless Leader. FSogol Sep 2014 #51

Radiation RobertEarl Sep 2014 #50

From the article edhopper Sep 2014 #52

Cancer is not the only effect RobertEarl Sep 2014 #53

That's interesting edhopper Sep 2014 #54