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First Letter-they'd-never-read: Ayane, my best friend 06-21-2008 05:34 pm KiyokosOnlyOnigiri's Blog
Ayane, you know what? I MISS YOU. Ever since I was ripped away many months ago from where we were, where I was in blithe enthusiasm and bliss with your friendship. It hurts now to think of it. But I have hopes that I'll be remembered and not discarded in your memory filing cabinet. When I get the chance (prolly when I leave) I'll find you on Gaia. I hope I can get the ship to float again. I remember you boldly.
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Many here say the government point came in September when Mr. Passos Coelho offered a plan to redistribute social security funds by cutting employers’ social security taxes while significantly raising those of employees. Although the measure was meant to lower labor costs, the outcry from workers was so ferocious that he was soon forced to withdraw it. Suddenly, the Portuguese, too, have joined the swelling ranks of Europe’s discontented, following Greece and Spain, after the government tried to take another step up the austerity path last month. For many here, it was one step too far, driving tens of thousands into the streets in the largest protest of Portugal’s crisis. As Pedro Passos Coelho, Portugal’s center-right prime minister, prepares to announce a new budget on Monday — filled with still more steep tax increases and public sector job cuts — he faces the kind of popular backlash that was, until recently, absent from the political and social landscape here. Taking a page from the playbook of their Spanish neighbors, Portuguese protesters are planning to encircle the Parliament building here in the capital for the budget announcement. For their part, Portugal’s powerful trade unions are preparing a general strike for Nov. 14. Arménio Carlos, the leader of the CGTP union, compared Mr. Passos Coelho to Pinocchio, accusing him of constantly changing his austerity message.
10-15-2012 03:28 am yoyoyo
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