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Obama = Gorbachev 2.0? |
2011-02-02 |
Benjamin Zycher, Pajamas Media ...Let us take a stroll down memory lane. Having assumed the leadership of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1985, Gorbachev understood clearly that the economy was poor in some respects and a shambles in most others. The basic problem simply couldnÂ’t be the system itself; after all, Obama, oops, Gorbachev was very clear: The key to long-term growth was the continuing introduction of increasingly Can anyone be surprised that the Soviet system collapsed? Just like Obama, Gorbachev had thought of everything, with the crucial exception of electric cars, expensive energy, and high-speed rail. Or the one big simple reality that central planning does not work. Just like Gorbachev, Obama has thought of everything, except the one Big Thing: Central planning does not work.... |
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