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Again... pointing fingers at either party is counter-productive. What we really need to do is address the ideology behind the thinking that deregulates and makes the market *more* laissez-faire. Neoliberalism is a scourge of *both* the Democrats and Republicans.
From where I am sitting, this looks like a play to keep the more left leaning Democrats (who are increasingly likely to win this coming election) from implementing the worst of their policies (and by worst I mean those policies that will have a negative impact on the economic system the neoliberals have brought about). There is nothing like a crisis to bring about new calls for "fiscal responsibility," "austerity," "cuts in public funding," and "privatization."
If you look back, you will see that there was a big shift in Bill Clinton's policies on the campaign trail and what he implemented a few months later once he took office. I suspect the same will occur with Obama if he wins. The leader of *any* country only has so much power. Those who control the economy are the real power brokers.
And no... it's not a conspiracy. It is an ideology. There is a big difference.
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