Don't hold yer breath. They're all as quiet as an ant pissing on cotton...no, they're not as quiet as an ant pissing on cotton, they're as quiet as an ant THINKING about pissing on cotton-except for, as you pointed out, the Mother of All Putin Pucker Suckers, Russ, who actually tried to say that Putin still looks better.
Are you actually gonna sit there and say, with a straight face, that the economic sanctions had no impact on Russia???Loser!@#0ointer::nohead::laughingb:missingte@)
Sanctions don't work that fast, idiot.
High oil prices provided the Russian bear a pipeline of cash. Their economy crashed the moment GLOBAL oil prices plummeted.
But since you left wing lunatics INSIST on bringing the Kenyan into this...suck on this, Obama cum guzzler:
OBAMA’S MOVE TO STRENGTHEN CUBA WILL ALSO HELP RUSSIA, IRAN, NORTH KOREA AND VENEZUELA
"by propping up Castro’s regime in Cuba, Obama can indirectly benefit all of America’s major adversaries, providing them with a more economically robust trading partner, a better source of illicit arms, and, most important, naval bases and intelligence outposts just miles from our shores. I think it is fair to say that for all past American presidents, even the Democrats, the prospect of aiding such bitter enemies of the United States would have rendered propping up Castro’s regime unthinkable. For Obama, the fact that he can strengthen North Korea, Iran, Venezuela and Russia along with Cuba may be a feature rather than a bug."
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2014/12/obamas-move-to-strengthen-cuba-will-also-help-russia-iran-north-korea-and-venezuela.php
Loser!@#0
ointer::nohead::laughingb:missingte@)
No I'm not kidding, you guys were losing your minds, some of you guys wanted us to
put the nukes close to Putin's direction. Bragging about how great Putin was and then sucking his balls to boot and all it took was a topless picture of him riding horse. You guys were so upset O won and you guys were pulling for Putin and Russia to put egg on his face. Score this a victory for O
Even the Castro's out smarted Obama.
CASTRO TO POCKET 92% OF WORKER SALARIES FROM FOREIGN COMPANIES
by FRANCES MARTEL19 Dec 201480
Just one day before President Obama announced sweeping changes that would allow potential American investment in Cuba, the Cuban government apparently had begun preparing itself by announcing new measures that would allow Cubans who work for foreign companies to keep only 8% of their salaries.
In an official announcement in state newspaper Granma, government officials announced a system in which employees who work for corporations with foreign capital will be paid two Cuban Pesos for every Convertible Cuban Peso (CUC) the corporation actually pays them. The Convertible Peso (CUP) is almost exclusively for the use of tourists and is of significantly greater value; one CUC is the equivalent of an American dollar and the equivalent of 26.5 CUPs. The other 24 CUPs Cuban workers will not receive amount to 92% of their salaries.
Granma explains:
The Havana Times, an online publication dedicated to issues related to Cuba, notes that Zamira Marín Triana, vice-minister of Labor and Social Security, described the new laws as offering a “significant increase” for workers.
In addition to the 92% of salaries being pocketed by the Cuban government, Cuban government employment offices will charge 20% of the salary of each worker they connect to the corporation for the service of finding said corporation employees. Employees will also lose 9.09% of their salaries for “vacation time.”
The new measures, though enacted hours before the release of USAID worker Alan Gross and President Obama’s announcement of new trade measures, should inspire caution in American companies that would like to do work on the island. American companies would be keeping very little of the money they invest and earn in business on the island, while lining the pockets of the communist government. As Raúl Castro noted in his speech, the Cuban government made no concessions in this recent negotiation with the United States, save the freedom of Gross and one other American agent whom President Obama did not name, which leaves it open to sanctioning American companies who dare attempt to do business on the island as they see fit.
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CASTRO TO POCKET 92% OF WORKER SALARIES FROM FOREIGN COMPANIES
Just one day before President Obama announced sweeping changes that would allow potential American investment in Cuba, the Cuban government apparently had begun preparing itself by announcing new measures that would allow Cubans who work for foreign companies to keep only 8% of their salaries.
In an official announcement in state newspaper Granma, government officials announced a system in which employees who work for corporations with foreign capital will be paid two Cuban Pesos for every Convertible Cuban Peso (CUC) the corporation actually pays them. The Convertible Peso (CUP) is almost exclusively for the use of tourists and is of significantly greater value; one CUC is the equivalent of an American dollar and the equivalent of 26.5 CUPs. The other 24 CUPs Cuban workers will not receive amount to 92% of their salaries.
Granma explains:
The payment will now be agreed to with businesses possessing foreign capital taking into consideration the salaries issued to workers in jobs of similar complexity in entities in the same area or sector of our geographic area, the salary scale that is applied in the country (as a reference point) and some additional payments for the corresponding law.
In other words, even if a foreign company has the means to pay more than a Cuban company, the worker will receive the same salary as if he were working for a Cuban company, and the government will pocket the rest.
The Havana Times, an online publication dedicated to issues related to Cuba, notes that Zamira Marín Triana, vice-minister of Labor and Social Security, described the new laws as offering a “significant increase” for workers.
In addition to the 92% of salaries being pocketed by the Cuban government, Cuban government employment offices will charge 20% of the salary of each worker they connect to the corporation for the service of finding said corporation employees. Employees will also lose 9.09% of their salaries for “vacation time.”
The new measures, though enacted hours before the release of USAID worker Alan Gross and President Obama’s announcement of new trade measures, should inspire caution in American companies that would like to do work on the island. American companies would be keeping very little of the money they invest and earn in business on the island, while lining the pockets of the communist government. As Raúl Castro noted in his speech, the Cuban government made no concessions in this recent negotiation with the United States, save the freedom of Gross and one other American agent whom President Obama did not name, which leaves it open to sanctioning American companies who dare attempt to do business on the island as they see fit.
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Really?
Please then explain the following.
What specifically did Obama do regarding Russia? List the items. Then, please show with facts the corresponding impacts and demonstrate causation.
I can't wait to read all about it. In the meantime, I'll go on reading articles such as this which clearly state it isn't clear the situation in Russia has anything to do with Obama.
I think Putin should give AK a call and ask him what he should do. It would go something like this…
Putin…
Hello AK, my economy is tanking, what should I do?
AK…
You need to stimulate your economy.
Putin…
No shit Sherlock but how do I do that?
AK…
Simple. Print more rubles, problem solved.
Putin…
Damn AK, you’re really smart, why didn’t I think of that? Thanks, Comrade.
AK…
No problem brorade. I’m here for you.
Putin…
Hello AK, my economy is tanking, what should I do?
AK…
You need to stimulate your economy.
Putin…
No shit Sherlock but how do I do that?
AK…
Simple. Print more rubles, problem solved.
Putin…
Damn AK, you’re really smart, why didn’t I think of that? Thanks, Comrade.
AK…
No problem brorade. I’m here for you.
