← Back to context Comment by kragen 2 days ago That's an excellent point, and one I hadn't really internalized. Thank you. 2 comments kragen Reply Gibbon1 2 days ago Instructive to read up on the 2022 Sri Lanka protests.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Sri_Lankan_protestsDebt crisis and sharp spikes in fuel and oil costs resulted in shortages of both. Also shortages of fertilizer. Which resulted in shortages of food.If I was a Sri Lankan politician I wouldn't want a repeat of that. nradov 1 day ago The Sri Lankan politicians like "Mr. 10%" were largely in it for the gift. The debt crisis could have been prevented if they followed IMF recommendations in the first place.
Gibbon1 2 days ago Instructive to read up on the 2022 Sri Lanka protests.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Sri_Lankan_protestsDebt crisis and sharp spikes in fuel and oil costs resulted in shortages of both. Also shortages of fertilizer. Which resulted in shortages of food.If I was a Sri Lankan politician I wouldn't want a repeat of that. nradov 1 day ago The Sri Lankan politicians like "Mr. 10%" were largely in it for the gift. The debt crisis could have been prevented if they followed IMF recommendations in the first place.
nradov 1 day ago The Sri Lankan politicians like "Mr. 10%" were largely in it for the gift. The debt crisis could have been prevented if they followed IMF recommendations in the first place.
Instructive to read up on the 2022 Sri Lanka protests.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Sri_Lankan_protests
Debt crisis and sharp spikes in fuel and oil costs resulted in shortages of both. Also shortages of fertilizer. Which resulted in shortages of food.
If I was a Sri Lankan politician I wouldn't want a repeat of that.
The Sri Lankan politicians like "Mr. 10%" were largely in it for the gift. The debt crisis could have been prevented if they followed IMF recommendations in the first place.