Posted on 03/04/2009 10:31:09 AM PST by ventanax5
In a classic example of the creation of perverse incentives, the decision to fund the government budget made the Palestinian Authority less dependent on revenue derived from commerce, detaching the PA's solvency from the health of the economy. Thus, while the intifada sent the Palestinian economy into free fall, the PA's coffers swelled. The conditions were thus established that ensured the separation of Palestinian governance from responsibility for the economic health of the Palestinian people.
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Yes!
The West muse develop its own energy resources as it is obvious that we are being blackmailed for access to the oil of the Mideast.Without oil revenues these "people" would not have all the dangerous weapons.
It seems like the USA is purposely trying to fuel the fire in the Middle East. Here in the USA our government tells us that we all can live together in this one country. Someone is a liar.
It seems like the USA is purposely trying to fuel the fire in the Middle East. Here in the USA our government tells us that we all can live together in this one country. Someone is a liar.
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