Article 3RKRD Mass protests against IMF austerity force Jordan's Prime Minister to resign

Mass protests against IMF austerity force Jordan's Prime Minister to resign

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Cory Doctorow
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Jordan is broke, thanks to falling tax revenues due to tax avoidance and low taxes on the super-rich, and the country is seeking to bridge the gap in its finances by borrowing from the International Monetary Fund, which backed a bill that imposed crushing cuts on public services to ensure that money could be found to pay back Jordan's creditors. (more")

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