Sunday, May 2, 2010
Various International
- The Greek debt crisis is by no means over. What worries investors now is whether the Greeks will stand for it. Will Greek society resist the imposition of savage cuts in salaries and public services, and will the government’s efforts to reform the public administration and improve tax collection (while raising taxes) actually work?
- Friedman takes a fresh, realistic, and insightful look at Mexico. When Mexico’s steadily falling oil production meets its rising meritocratic middle class, you will see real political/economic reform here. Note the distinction he draws between the old and new middle class in Mexico.
- Hysterical Reaction in America's police state, AZ. "Your papers, please" is what they say in over-zealously nationalistic, totalitarian regimes.
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