[Jim Robinson]

So, the Russia economy was great until they tried questionable capitalism?

Never fear, they borrowed from Western banks, so Western taxpayers will bail them out!

[Clintonfatigued]

Washington, D.C. would have to be out of its mind to bail out Russia. The Russians haven’t been all that friendly to us lately.

[Mr_Moonlight]

Most of the ultrawealthy have large stakes in the mining and petroleum behemoths of the Russian economy, stakes gained through the legally questionable privatizations of the 1990s.

Geez, the Bolsheviks at NY Slimes are still pining for Uncle Joe and Karl Lenin ... but all they're getting is Groucho instead

/laughs

[Sawdring]

I wonder how much they paid Rudy Giuliani to give his pep talk to the Russian Oligarchs? When is the bad debt in Asia, especially China, going to kick the economic crisis into really high gear?

[Lurker]

So, the Russia economy was great until they tried questionable capitalism

I must have missed the part where Russia tried capitalism. Wholesale government sponsored theft of entire industries by thugs isn't what one would ordinarily consider 'capitalism'.

But, that's what will get the blame....

L

[JerseyHighlander]

There is an old Hindi/Buddhist saying “how many grains of rice for the Raj’s ruby?”

Russia has replayed the tyranny in an industrial age.