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ronnie624

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1. "Temer's economic plan

Reply to L. Coyote (Original post)

Sun Mar 12, 2017, 11:20 AM

Mar 2017

featured cuts to health, education and welfare spending, as well as increased emphasis on privatization and deregulation."

Of course. A transfer of public wealth and resources, and the facilitation of profit at the expense of the people, is always the goal of predatory capitalism.

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What's Happening in Brazil? Exactly What the Coup Leaders Said Would Happen [View all] L. Coyote Mar 2017 OP

"Temer's economic plan ronnie624 Mar 2017 #1

RW "coups", soft or murdersome seem to be happening everywhere. lambchopp59 Mar 2017 #2

Honestly, liberal democracies seem to be failing globally DemocraticSocialist8 Mar 2017 #3

I did exactly that after the Iraq offensive and the Bush/Gore tragedy peacebuzzard Mar 2017 #4