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The Egyptians most likely view the US government (no matter which entity) as the evil puppet masters that propped up their tyrant all these years. They see the need to support the protesters as a way to continue to protest the old regime. To them the american government is the old regime.
Originally posted by Deja`Vu
They will have to tax small businesses more as well as the individuals that own them. The small businesses will have to raise prices and lay off workers to adjust for this to stay in business. As the economy worsens and the businesses close down unemployment will skyrocket.
Originally posted by Blackmarketeer
The Egyptians most likely view the US government (no matter which entity) as the evil puppet masters that propped up their tyrant all these years. They see the need to support the protesters as a way to continue to protest the old regime. To them the american government is the old regime.
And what part of that isn't true? The US government WAS the evil puppet master that propped up Mubaraks for 30 years and paid him hundreds of billions of dollars to keep him right where he was. Imagine what this country could have done had we simply kept that money for ourselves. In fact imagine is we stopped trying to pay off all the corrupt governments and petty dictators with our tax dollars, which to date probably numbers in the trillions, where would we be debt-wise then? What if we only half as much on our defense budget, currently at 700 billion + per year, which exceeds every other nation on earth combined by a huge percentage? What would all the state governments do with smaller federal taxes, or another 350 billion a year to held them with their budget shortfalls.
So the Egyptians clearly DO see the US regime as the same as the old regime, because it IS.
The US debt is a manufactured debt, designed to keep you serfs in your place. Walker in Wisconsin is using it as an excuse to steal the rights of workers to collectively bargain, which is about the ONLY tool they have to keep themselves from being mercilessly exploited. This isn't about WI budget, as the unions have already agreed to the concessions, which Walker has refused, he want's their rights too, and that makes this much more like Egypt then the corporate fat heads in the right-wing media would have you believe.