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Old Mar 19, 2006, 08:59 pm   #12 (permalink) (top)
tinybear
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Listen up, tiny. It's called the "Washington Consensus" and it means the dismantlement of the welfare state so laboriously constructed after WWII. Y'all* twistin' arms around the world to abolish laws that used to make it possible for people to earn a decent living, and replace the old ones with rules facilitating the global race to the bottom.

So when people blame Merkins for their troubles, it might be a trifle simplistic, but it's not all that far off.

Of course, someone as priviliged as you apparently are couldn't be expected to wrap her mind around this.

* See, tiny? I consider you an honourary American, even if your precise status remains mired in murk.
What's wrong with dismantling the welfare state? The welfare state sucks.
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