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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Close the IMF

Jim Devine wrote:

I believe that his hatred of populism goes beyond his explicit use
of categories. Doug has a lot of good quotes from old Rudi which
indicate where his loyalties lie.


My two favorites, which I'm doing from memory, but they're very close:

"The best thing [about the SE Asian crisis] is that Korea is now a
wholly owned subsidiary of the U.S. Treasury."

and

"The IMF is basically a tool of the U.S. to pursue its economic
policy offshore."

Doug


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