Khamenei has asked the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to “seriously apply... the plan for removing subsidies,” state news agency IRNA reported late Monday quoting the all-powerful leader as telling members of the government, including Ahmadinejad.
“The people have embraced you (Ahmadinejad) for slogans such as those seeking justice, adherence to religion and fighting arrogance,” Iran's spiritual guide added.
“Thus, you should attempt to maintain these policies with determination and intensity.”
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tehranbureau/2010/08/selected-headlines-211.html
Right decision, but stupid arguments.
However,
The parliament approved $20 billion in cuts, or just half of the savings demanded by Ahmadinejad’s government. Lawmakers have said they feared the full $40 billion in cuts would have prompted a 50 percent surge in inflation.
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9EBMT480.htm
The next step is to change the exchange rate otherwise they will destroy the domestic companies that are dying under the massive import of cheap Chinese products, and terrible unemployment I guess that it is about 30 %!
The exchange rate today is 1 $ = about 10 500 Rials, the new exchange rate would be 1 USD = 30 000 IRR, but I think that they only dare to make it 20 000 IRR.
Iran will soon implode in front of our eyes.
ILNA, Iran's Labour News Agency, reports that while Iran's Statistics Bureau estimated Iran's workforce at 24 million last spring, the new statistics indicates that five million people are currently unemployed in Iran and unemployment, at 18 percent, has reached its highest point in recent years.
Iran defines its workforce between the ages of 10 and retirement. Even one hour of work per day would constitute employment according to Iran's Statistics Bureau.
The Statistics Bureau also announced the average unemployment amongst the younger workforce to be at 30 percent. With 74 percent of its population under 35 years of age, Iran has the youngest population make up in the world.
ILNA reports that economic experts maintain that the unemployment rate can only be countered with over eight percent economic growth but the highest economic growth in recent years has never surpassed 5 percent which was a consequence of rise in the price of oil. Hamshahri newspaper reports that unemployment amongst Iranian women is twice that of men which attests to gender discrimination in the workplace.
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Aster reading this, it sounds more like he wants to send more students out of the country than bring them back (which would go along with what they’ve been doing for yrs)...
“Islamic Revolution Leader continued by highlighting that the presence of university students in popular and student circles abroad can play a key role in ‘exporting pure thoughts and messages of the Revolution.’ “
“http://leader.ir/langs/en/index.php?p=contentShow&id=7147";
As usual, there’s mixed message to keep everyone confused.
The parliament approved $20 billion in cuts, or just half of the savings demanded by Ahmadinejad’s government. Lawmakers have said they feared the full $40 billion in cuts would have prompted a 50 percent surge in inflation.As if they can prevent it anyway. "No, we're going to continue to pretend reality doesn't exist, and that it can be dictated by decree."
>>>” Iran will soon implode in front of our eyes.”
Yes. eventually & economically.
Khamenei will eventually die too. But, that should not imply something along the lines of “unless Khamenei dies, there won’t be a change “for good or for worse”. Some have previously suggested that.
IRI will have to be brought down not only economically, but also & mainly Ideologically. That ideology is Islam, not communism or socialism. I repeat, similarities can be drawn w/USSR, BUT, Islamic Regime & Islamic Iran are Not USSR.
My guess: *Eventually*, there will be an actual military war w/Iran. Most likely, won’t be confined to Iranian borders. The rest is/has been buying time.