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we urge authorities to enforce the integrity of markets so that the cost of energy reflects its true value.

erm isn't it the integrity of the markets that's casing all the problems for you?

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Tue Jun 3rd, 2008 at 01:30:16 PM EST
Yeah, and I suspect them too of not knowing what 'true value' means.

The struggle of man against tyranny is the struggle of memory against forgetting.(Kundera)
by Elco B (elcob at scarlet dot be) on Tue Jun 3rd, 2008 at 01:36:40 PM EST
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To them it appears that "true value" means "just look how important we are to the global economy, we can't be responsible for the externalities of our industry." The effects of burning fossils such as health care costs, a total decrease in international stability, and the general destruction of the environment and climate must be paid by civilians, not by them.

Hope i get to fly to Hong Kong soon for a few days bizness.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Tue Jun 3rd, 2008 at 02:00:31 PM EST
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When are people going to understand that 'the markets' and 'true value' is code for 'whatever the hell I want'?

It's like invoking god - 'god is on our side in the forthcoming battle.'

Which is nice. Best of luck asking god to take a bullet for you.

The difference between god and 'the markets', is that a meme for effective abuse, 'the markets' have been much more effective.

You will never, ever, find pundits saying that 'markets' should be 'liberalised' if it means swathes of poor people being able to start and run businesses on an equal footing with the playas.

Remember the Vikings? The neo-liberals are Vikings in suits. They come to pillage, rape and plunder, but instead of burning your house directly they just foreclose on it and wait for it to rot.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Wed Jun 4th, 2008 at 10:31:45 AM EST
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