I always enjoy economist Paul Krugman's Op Eds, but his recent piece The Hijacked Commission is especially impressive. In it, Prof Krugman very succinctly lays out what's going on in the U.S. right now as they try to come to terms with their deficit. I often think that living in that country must absolutely frustrate liberal-leaning individuals like him, as it's so obviously becoming a conservatively-run nation, despite the recent election of its first black president. That's not surprising, I suppose, considering that the rich and powerful have all the loudest voices, and they've never been richer or more powerful than they are right now. I guess the citizens there are really just getting the governance that they deserve, as it's a country more clearly founded on the principles of capitalism and "looking out for # 1" than on the "liberty and justice for all" ideal that gets all the lip service.
Anyway, I'm glad to be living in Canada!
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As nothing but conservatives are elected here....we are going the same way!
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