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I don’t see how that answers my question at all.
When did I say I have a conception of true poverty at all? We’re all upper middle class airline pilots in the US. Probably 0.1%ers worldwide. What’s your point?
this question:
Who can deal with austerity longer? The IRGC or Americans paying 5, 6, 7 dollars a gallon gas when they’re already taking out pay day loans for groceries?
My point is that $5, $6, $7 a gallon for gas has been the norm in a lot of places for some time. And those people seem to deal with austerity pretty well. Do you believe that Americans are all wimps?
But Iran is - in a good year - barely self sufficient for food and with 90% of their oil revenue shut off, that’ll eventually be a problem. When you can either have food or sponsor international terrorism, I know how I’d choose. And if you think Iranians would choose different, I DAMN SURE don’t want them to have ICBMs and nuclear warheads.