But in reality is in hock to the same malign influences as the US Republican Party.[*] But anyway: the great deregulation that's swept the USA since Reagan's election in 1980 is something that they'd love to implement in other markets


yeah, cause that's all worked SO WELL for us. *headdesks*

I have never, ever understood isolationist politics, and I certainly don't understand the theory behind isolationist financial politics. Last time that worked was, oh....1840? Maybe?