Who Has Power?

From a BBC report on how the "leftist" Brazilian government fought a rise in the minimum wage. Why might the Worker's Party be on the wrong side of the debate? Because...

"The problem is that Lula signed a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) soon after he came to power which has meant that his government has had to keep a tight rein on public spending."

This is why John Kerry is bad. Also his Iraq policy but when it comes down to it Kerry means lower wages for Brazilians and billions of other workers because in no way will he break with institutions like the World Bank and IMF.

Here's the entire article.

This is THE issue today. We talk about social justice and real change but liberals don't, either willfully or by not wanting to upset their comfortable lifes, make the connections between their government and things like the minimum wage in Brazil.