Monday, March 15, 2010

Currency Trade-Off

"I concede," says Premier Wen Jiabao,
"That the West wants a stronger Yuan now,
But if I acquiesced,
There'd be labor unrest
Here at home, which we could not allow."
Posted by Dr. Goose
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