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Originally Posted by Feanor
I'm not in favor of an economy out of control. I'm in favor of a centralized and well planned economy.
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Controlled and planned economy are 'two big differencies' as they say in Odessa.
First does work and the second does not.
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What I'm not in favor is a strong-armed government intent on ignoring it's own laws
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In fact our government pays much attention to its own laws and hasn't violated any single letter yet.
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Giving the current Russian government economic power, eliminating the more or less independent financial structures, and forcing money into state-run projects is actually not a bad idea.
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True.
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It just requires higher protective tariffs.
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No way! On the wave of centralization and economic consolidation we need free trade more than protectionism. We need to enter WTO, for example, because free competition on the open market is the only way to improve quality and efficiency of our economy. Otherwise we'll stay giant oil-pump forever.
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However with the current Russian government being what it is, an oligarchy representing financial interests dominated by a small group of strong-men (силовики), we have a recipe for a dictatorship.
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Foxhound replied already. Siloviks just ensure oligarchs understand economic policy of the state correctly.
Economic dictatorship is enevitable evil at this stage of our development.