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Some of that likely has to do with the fact that US and European companies are increasingly interlocked in their ownership.
by Richard Lyon (rllyon@gmail.com) on Fri Aug 11th, 2006 at 01:24:38 PM EST
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Yes, but let's face it, the bigger problem is that our economic elites are coveting the riches and 'freedoms' of their American counterparts and that means aping them from ideology through management style to language.

*Traitor*, n.
A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.
by DoDo on Fri Aug 11th, 2006 at 01:31:02 PM EST
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As Jérôme put it:

So if you wonder why the dominant discourse in the business press is that France and Japan (and Germany, which I expect is in the same position) have "stagnant" or "rigid" or "unefficient" economies, remember that they are rigid and unefficient FOR THE RICH.



*Traitor*, n.
A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.

by DoDo on Fri Aug 11th, 2006 at 01:42:51 PM EST
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