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Caribbean-Latin America
Ecuador is cutting the cutbacks
2010-10-03
Turns out the cop rebellion wasn't due to Uncle Sam after all, but was in response to fiscal austerity measures which Correa threatened to push through by disbanding their elected gummit and ruling by decree. Fancy that!
Posted by:lotp

#4  Taking fiscal austerity measures & becoming a dictatorship seem to be 2 separate issues.

All depends on where the austerity is focused.
Posted by: Pappy   2010-10-03 09:19  

#3  $32 billion or the rain forest gets it.
Posted by: badanov   2010-10-03 08:07  

#2  They could be. Correa linked them by threatening to dissolve their Congress and 'rule by decree' in order to impose financial restrictions. Rebellion ensued.
Posted by: lotp   2010-10-03 08:05  

#1  Taking fiscal austerity measures & becoming a dictatorship seem to be 2 separate issues.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2010-10-03 05:57  

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