Cutting public expenditures by any large degree cannot be done without affecting the poor who rely on public services, or provoking huge rebellions. |
For now, they'll be trying to see what they can negotiate. When they see what they're not going to get, they'll start saber rattling. |
For the last three or four months, Mesa's interests have been focused just on trying to keep the country from exploding. He has satisfied no one, and he seems almost irrelevant. |
I'm excited. I'm going to devote every free moment I have to this. |
The dance with foreign donors, including the U.S., will be difficult but essential [for the new government], with Bolivia dependent on foreign aid for a huge portion of its annual budget. |
This right here is the most impressive and the most important thing I'll do in my life. It will be around forever. |