*chuckle* Interesting how one chooses to pick on perhaps the one negative policy which may have bad effects and ignore the other more positive Long Term Visions.
Let me help you out there: 1) promised "nationalization" of oil and gas reserves, "recuperation" of natural resources for Bolivians and a 2) renewed respect for campesinos and workers around the country. "We will nationalize all of Bolivia's natural resources," Or how about this: "Years of Washington Consensus-style economic policies, first adopted in the mid-1980s under the label "shock therapy" and expanded in the mid-1990s, when the country privatized its oil, gas, electric and other major industries, have done little to help Bolivia's people, more than 65 percent of whom are still stuck below the poverty line. In fact, despite being the testing ground for much of neoliberal economic policy in the past 20 years, the average Bolivian is now poorer than his grandparents were 50 years ago. The privatization schemes, rather than bringing prosperity as promised, have provoked a wave of anger against international financial institutions and the United States, which was on display all over Bolivia in this presidential election. And while the U.S. government has expressed deep fears about a Morales presidency, in many ways it's the United States that has put Morales in the position he is in today. In Bolivia the United States is not only a symbol of foreign capital but of the bitter "war on drugs" that strong-armed Bolivia into accepting a U.S.-financed coca eradication campaign that even the World Bank has admitted bears responsibility for Bolivia's continued poverty." Hmm..that's an interesting passage. Here's a question: "What is the significance of Coca to the Bolivian people?" here's the next question: "Do you know of any legitimate uses for Coca?" And another: "Exactly how much Coca are we talking about here? *chuckle* On 1/7/06, Jeff Garza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes... Lets grow our economy by producing more cocaine and selling it to the > world. Yup... Great long term vision. Oh wait, they just want to make lots > and lots of chocolate. Kinda like Iran just wants to produce weapons grade > uranium for energy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:191049 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
