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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-11/al-seesi-says-egypt-to-protect-poor-in-overhaul-of-subsidies.html

Egypt’s government must ensure that the country’s poorer people aren’t hurt by an overhaul of the subsidies that are weighing on the budget, said Abdel-Fattah al-Seesi, the former army chief who’s the top contender in presidential elections.

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tardy on these heaters
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finally! i was waiting for this shoe
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Mike Nelson here.
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which side are the US-backed fascists in this and which side are unambiguously good
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fwiw there is a Nasserist candidate who got 21% of the vote in the last presidential election
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tardy on these heaters
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thats not good enough in a situation like this unfortunately, reaction has only grown stronger
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“Subsidizing the commodities for the poor people can be reduced by about two thirds,” Sabahi said, “and the governmental spendings also can be directed to by a new taxation system that could increase the revenue for the Egyptian economy.”



lol oh well.

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unemployment in the US is structural though now and theres no way to adjust that.
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daddyholes posted:

“Subsidizing the commodities for the poor people can be reduced by about two thirds,” Sabahi said, “and the governmental spendings also can be directed to by a new taxation system that could increase the revenue for the Egyptian economy.”

lol oh well.


so much for sisi's government

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getfiscal posted:

which side are the US-backed fascists in this and which side are unambiguously good

Syria