Comments on: Iranian press, economists accuse Ahmadinejad of “economic suicide” after rate cut

By: Mojave Mark

Mojave Mark — Sun, 27 May 2007 05:03:01 +0000

Iranian press, economists accuse Ahmadinejad of “economic suicide” after rate cut

So this makes him an economic suicide bomber. eBomber?

By: P. James Moriarty

P. James Moriarty — Sat, 26 May 2007 22:21:53 +0000

Maybe the fool is feeling cocky with even more oil comming soon to Iran from Iraq, with maybe the rest of Iraq to come?

By: rw

rw — Sat, 26 May 2007 20:41:48 +0000

Are those actual interest rates or some construct to get around Islamic prohibitions on usury? Iran is an Islamic Republic, after all…

By: Buzzy

Buzzy — Sat, 26 May 2007 20:33:08 +0000

The sad thing is that I think given time the Bush administration’s efforts against this Iranian regime would topple them but what with the amnesty thing I have very little support to give the Bush administration.

By: gmoonster

gmoonster — Sat, 26 May 2007 16:39:59 +0000

Let’s hope the Iranian people have a democratic revolt before the US and Israel feel compelled to take out the nuke sites by force.

By: lorien1973

lorien1973 — Sat, 26 May 2007 16:12:40 +0000

what’s the new feature that’s coming? live video blogging with AP?

By: The Apologist

The Apologist — Sat, 26 May 2007 16:09:23 +0000

The thing people never really talk about with The Madman is that he’s an old style Soviet when it comes to economics, i.e. an economic populist. He does things to ensure central control of the economy without any real sound planning and things like subsidizing gasoline prices so people don’t get angry about prices. This of course leads to shortages and eventual rationing like we see now, plus the need to double the price of the rationed gas because rationing isn’t enough to bring things back near equilibrium in the budget.

I can’t imagine what these idiots are gonna do with the stolen or purchased nuclear know-how they’ve aquired over the years. It’s like watching a long episode of Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer without the self-aware sense of irony.

By: DannoJyd

DannoJyd — Sat, 26 May 2007 16:07:55 +0000

Democrats will be outraged by this move. Everyone knows that you must increase taxes and interest rates to make an economy boom.