[Vermont Lt]

I don’t need to bribe my local building inspector for a permit to add to my home. In fact, I’ve run budgets of $64 million a year in a construction business and I’ve never paid a bribe.

Good luck doing that in Russia.

But you get a red Star sticker for spouting the party line.

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‘The U.S. Is Winning Its War On Europe’s Industries And People’
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/09/the-us-is-winning-its-war-on-europes-industries-and-people.html#more

‘America’s Real Adversaries Are Its European and Other Allies’
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2022/02/michael-hudson-americas-real-adversaries-are-its-european-and-other-allies.html