{"id":108,"date":"2009-02-13T11:43:23","date_gmt":"2009-02-13T16:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yuriar.com\/politics\/?p=108"},"modified":"2009-02-13T11:43:23","modified_gmt":"2009-02-13T16:43:23","slug":"with-love-from-russia-dont-be-socialists-it-doesnt-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/yuriar.com\/conservakat\/with-love-from-russia-dont-be-socialists-it-doesnt-work\/","title":{"rendered":"With Love, From Russia: “Don’t be socialists! It doesn’t work!”"},"content":{"rendered":"

You know it\u2019s bad when Russia is sending out warnings not to let the government get involved excessively with the economy. Clearly Russia has played this game – and, as everyone does, they lost. Naturally, it\u2019ll fall on deaf ears. But thanks Putin.<\/p>\n

via Putin: Hey, Let\u2019s Stop Being Socialists. \u00ab Pink Elephant Pundit<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Seriously. Putin says this:<\/p>\n

“This is why I would first like to mention specific measures which should be avoided and which will not be implemented by Russia.<\/p>\n

Excessive intervention in economic activity and blind faith in the state’s omnipotence is another possible mistake.<\/p>\n

The concentration of surplus assets in the hands of the state is a negative aspect of anti-crisis measures in virtually every nation.<\/p>\n

In the 20th century, the Soviet Union made the state’s role absolute. In the long run, this made the Soviet economy totally uncompetitive. This lesson cost us dearly. I am sure nobody wants to see it repeated.” (source<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Dude. how bad is it when the former-KGB, now Prime Minister of Russia stands up and says, “Yo! Been there! Done that! Not a good thing, and we aren’t going back!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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