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Old 02-14-2011, 09:01 AM   #215 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by roachboy View Post
protests this morning in yemen, iran and bahrain.
algeria on the weekend.

not sure capital can run away from all of them.


complicated. not simple.
How about this for simplicity.

The per capita GDP in Egypt is $2,161.
The per capita GDP in Yemen is $1,182.
The per capita GDP in Bahrain is $27,248. The King has actually tried to pay protesters about $3,000 not to protest.
The per capita GDP in Algeria is $4,588.
The per capita GDP in Iran is $4,732.

These are all nations with real national wealth with the wealth concentrated at the top and people being oppressed and having a difficult time providing for their families. Those with wealth either are moving it out of the country or have done it already. If other sources of capital are not made available the people in these countries will suffer further and risk isolation from the rest of the world depending on how they handle their "revolutions". You can pretend this is a concern to joke about or pretend some invisible magical capital infusion event is automatically going to take place just because people protest, if you want - I just hope people who can make a difference understand what is really the issue.
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