> depends on what you consider to be 'the country'. yeas some people will become rich and some will have great political careers but what about the normal people? a brain drain, mandatory pension reforms, privatization, etc. a lot of people will get fucked so a happy few can live better lives. exactly right. the average joe (or iosef) is better off in a russia-style economy than a western economy. western economics benefits the top 20% at the expense of the bottom 80%. russian economics makes people more equal while all the basic necessities remain cheap. you don't get rich but it's much easier to survive. i suspect these georgian protestors are upwardly mobile middle class types looking to get rich. they are social climbers who must "keep up with the joneses."
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