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To: combjelly who wrote (774574)	3/12/2014 8:00:37 PM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 1571200

To: combjelly who wrote (774574)	3/12/2014 9:51:11 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571200

There is a reason why Russians are drinking themselves to death and have one of the shortest average lifespans in Europe. The problem is that their government is a kleptocracy and controlled by oligarchs. And ours is being dominated more and more by oligarchs. Yeah, and sadly, the oligarchs are winning in this country. The problem with a government controlled by oligarchs is that more and more of the economy gets put into fewer and fewer hands. Nepotism runs rampart, as we are seeing. For the rest, they get trapped in amber and can only hold steady or face declining circumstances. Russia throughout its history has suffered from a very weak foundation while the oligarchs sucked everything up. At least here in the US, there are some aspects of the economy that still have a solid foundation but the decay is evident. Luckily for us, the average standard of living was pretty good before the rise of the oligarchs. In Russia, that was never the case. If all you see is a bleak future, you tend to drink and/or become a skinhead. Sort of like Great Britain during the 1980s. We have a ways to go, but we are treading down the same road. Have you seen some of those Russian roadcam videos? I have never seen so much suicidal driving. And then the Russians who climb super talls under construction without any protection or safeguards. Those white people are scary. This is how democracies die. Yeah, I know. Supposedly democracies die when people start voting themselves largess from the treasuries. And that is true. But there has never been a case where the poor and middle class destroyed a democracy like that. But there are cases where plutocrats have done this. Like they are doing now in this country. I can't argue with you. For the past 30 years this country has been going down the wrong path. Many wring their hands but nothing changes. The future looks bleak.