That's likely to continue until there are social explosions. After all, up to now, most of big business and big finance have profited very handsomely from neo-liberalism. Why would they want to upset the applecart if they can avoid it?
Jim Farmelant http://independent.academia.edu/JimFarmelant
---------- Original Message ---------- From: Chris Doss <lookoverhere1 at yahoo.com> To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Thoughts on the Tea Party (and why the Left is Dead) Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:21:01 -0700 (PDT)
They're still enamoured with neoliberal ideology, aren't they?
----- Original Message ---- From: Wendy Lyon <wendy.lyon at gmail.com>
The Irish government certainly hasn't. Its response has been to decimate social spending and public sector wages (at ALL levels including the very lowest) and to introduce charges for certain essential elements of health care, e.g. prescriptions and dental treatment, that were previously free on the General Medical Scheme.
And yep, according to the opinion polls it's NOT the parties on the left who are benefiting from public anger. ___________________________________ http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk
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