Linda McQuaig's Shooting The Hippo: Causes And Results Of Debt
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Linda McQuaig's most recent book, "Shooting the Hippo" is about the causes and
results of the debt. It is a look at both the factual causes and the arguments
which are merely presented to us through the various elements of the media.
McQuaig delivers an insightful overview of the extensive media c ....
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.... describe the beginning of the "mystery."
A baby hippo, born in a zoo, is to be shot because of recent government
cutbacks which leave nothing to feed or care for the hippo. This image grabs the
attention of the reader and leads to numerous other examples which McQuaig uses
to break down the popular myths about the deficit. McQuaig, determined to
expose one by one, several of the current myths about the state of the Canadian
economy, backs up her arguments with interviews and publications. T ....
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