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In Latin America, subsidies go to the wealthy
Dec 11 2008, Chad

Here’s an interesting proposal for cash-strapped Latin American countries: Take advantage of the world financial crisis to put an end to massive subsidies to the rich, and use that money to help the poor.I first heard this idea a few months ago in an...

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Farmer shouts slogans and hold models of cows during a demonstration in front of the Ministry of Agriculture in Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, March 12, 2009. Several thousands of protesters gathered to demand equal EU subsidies for agriculture.

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