Comments by "jim 99" (@jim-es8qk) on "Capitalism is dead and so are we | Yanis Varoufakis interview" video.

  1. What on earth? You're blaming Thatcher for a train crash in modern Greece? And speak to anyone who remembers the 70s. Nothing worked. It was so bad, the country only had enough power for a 3 day working week.
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  2. My neighbour bought his council house. It made him and his family. Working people started businesses too. Alot of working class people really benifited from her policies.
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  3. ​ @BladonSaddles  Peoples attitudes were different, people just got on with things. But think about this, a very small number of coal mining unions had effectively stop the entire country from working. There wasn't enough power. The 3 day week was a disaster. Coal mining unions had a complete monopoly on the UK economy and that was completely unsustainable.
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  4. ​ @BladonSaddles ...the people I speak to were actually very pleased Thatcher existed. You see them in the pub. They came from inner city hec holes and made it to a nice house in a town or village. They had the chance to buy a house, shares in a company or start a business. A lot of working kids were encouraged to go to university and become lawyers or vets too. Her policies made alot of working people.
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