tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538109.post6354744960129837278..comments2023-10-25T04:48:46.218-04:00Comments on The Spirit of Man: A crippled regime?Winstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02058643406189544769noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538109.post-62395462448517981142011-01-07T07:37:02.379-05:002011-01-07T07:37:02.379-05:00Economically, subsidies are a bad thing, and shoul...Economically, subsidies are a bad thing, and should be removed. But it is crazy to try to do this in one go. <br /><br />A rational government would find a way to reduce them very slowly, year by year, over perhaps a 15 year period. Then people would have time to adapt to the more realistic prices.Don Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11232752398252841794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538109.post-90219874118509121242010-12-25T17:04:41.905-05:002010-12-25T17:04:41.905-05:00Another way of looking at subsidies cuts is that t...Another way of looking at subsidies cuts is that the government's liabilities have dropped by $30 billion plus annually, if this resource is diverted to strengthen the revolutionary guards and Basij factions there would be sufficient power to suppress any opposition regardless of dissatisfaction caused by economic suffering, considering that every other factor remains the same (think North Korean Army). Leaders of Green Movement are in no form or shape nonviolent Gandhi like characters or practitioners, peaceful struggle against IRI is simply unimaginable with the current leadership and not possibly for another millennium! In conclusion, there cannot possibly be real change in Iran unless there is armed uprising by the people. Unfortunately there has never been any will by powers to support real change since the status quo is by far more beneficial geopolitically and economically (for the powers) than a desired democratic outcome from the Iranian people's perspective. Also Iranian people are far too concerned with short term self interest than all the other players. If there were a sudden injection of arms and support followed by media campaign then that would be the nudge necessary to knock the Islamic republic out. There would be lots of blood but what is spilled in a few short weeks is far less costly than what would be lost over years to come and that is what Iranians would accept as a quick, logical and less painful solution.saggezardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16687074004854819198noreply@blogger.com