[Alter Kaker]

Just more of that Putin "communism", cutting taxes and government.

Do you actually believe the nonsense you post? Putin may be cutting taxes, but he's vastly expanding government. He pays for everything with state-controled oil revenues.

[jb6]

but he's vastly expanding government

Proof please. It's us who now have 30% or so of our work force working for Federal, State or Local government.

[jb6]

The state there controls about 30% of the oil production. Personally I don't think they should control any, but to say they control all is far from the truth. Just ask Exxon, Chevron and BP-TNK about that.

Ask Ford, Tyotota, IBM, Boeing, Levis, Jeep, BMW, Renault, Intel, HP and hundreds of other US/European companies about that so called socialist government. Or is it the bans on abortion and Christian education in the public schools that you find socialist?