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Thursday, November 20, 2008

At least I'm not the only one that's ranting...


"These job losses are treated as if they were facts of nature. The response from politicians of all parties has been limited to words of regrets and wrangling over "incentives".

But the recent government bailout for the banks shows that state intervention can go a lot further. Companies looking to axe jobs can be taken over and run in the interests of the majority of working people.

And the government could easily raise funds for investing in jobs and services, if only it had the guts to stand up to the rich and force them to pay taxes. But this is a taboo subject..."
Posted by t at 12:14 PM
Labels: Bank crisis, class struggle, Free Market Ideology

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