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Politics : Dutch Central Bank Sale Announcement Imminent?
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To: philv who wrote (20978)5/14/2004 6:09:59 PM
From: sea_urchin  Read Replies (1) of 81118
 
Phil > I have come around to believing in a mixed economy, private and government with real checks and balances on both.

Unfortunately, the game is always rigged somewhere. If not by 'special pleading', corruption and cronyism in the country itself, then by price-cutting and 'slave wages', internationally. To use current cliches, there is never a 'level playing field' for everyone, someone is always 'moving the goal-posts' to suit themselves.

For example, take the present situation where, after years of tariffs and trade barriers against the countries in the East, these are all now removed and these countries can compete against those of the "developed" world with its much higher cost structure and greater worker benefits. Of course, what we don't see is that many of the companies in the East have shareholders in the West and are financed by Western banks. Globalism.

> huge multi-national corporations, who operate with the implicit support of government.

And vice versa, that's why I said the worker is stuffed wherever he turns.

> Big money has closed ranks.

Until it's decided to bring communism back. Then dog eats dog. I have learnt there are no rules in this game. Only history lessons.
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