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Venezuela's presidential campaign, airports in Brazil and Mexican politics
Feb 9th 2012, 22:49 by The Economist online
AFTER years in the wilderness, the opposition to Hugo Chávez has got its act together at last. This week's issue of The Economist explores whether that will be enough to topple the ailing and convalescent president, who is running for a third straight six-year term. It also includes stories on the privatisation of Brazilian airports and Mexico's first female presidential candidate from one of the main political parties.
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Chavez has a few more aces up his sleeve...
USA budgets are too big . These then are passed on to Chavez etc, and we have someone saying ,Obama budget declares election-year tax battle. And we believe that with the small budget in USA folks win? That is a joke. Here we go again, more of everything. What exactly he is saying is, “LOOK FOLKS WE LOST A LOT IN THE PAST YEARS, THIS YEAR I THINK WE OUGHT TO SPEND LESS ON THE ELECTION” bravo and huge spender in the States will buy that? I love this one but well leaders know their limits. Even if you raise taxes on the "wealthy" to 100% you would not make an appreciable dent in the deficit, and certainly not the debt (which in October exceeded our total yearly economic output). Higher taxes are not the answer. Simpler tax code, less loopholes, smarter regulations, and less federal spending is the answer I thank you Firozali A.Mulla DBA