[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Great post, SJackson. Amb. Bremer was right.

"In terms of what kind of economic system they wish to establish, as you point out, the Ba'athist Party was a socialist party. I think it's very hard to imagine any strong support in this country for a return to that economic system, which has left the country really flat on its back, and which does not really provide a model for getting the kind of vibrant private sector which I think most Iraqis now realize is a sine qua non for a stable economy and stable economic growth. So if they choose socialism, that will be their business. My guess is that's not going to happen." ~ Amb. Paul Bremer  - Briefing on Coalition Post-war Reconstruction and Stabilization Efforts, 6/12.

Here's one more reason for Howard Dean and the French to deplore the liberation of Iraq: The new Iraqi Finance Minister, Kamel al-Gailani, has just announced that the country's highest marginal tax rates will be 15% -- on both individual and corporate income.

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[anniegetyourgun]

You're right, RC, it's a great post/find by sjackson. Good for Iraq. Here's a new motto they can adopt (and pay me a handsome fee for it?):

Prosperity to the people!

[Alamo-Girl]

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[windchime]

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[blackie]

The governing council sounds like they're good conservatives. :)

[PhilDragoo]

Iraq wants a tax regime with "low tax rates that will help create strong incentives for future investment, employment, and limit the size of the public sector

Senator Clinton reacts.