Ted Rall for December 25, 1997

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The lean, mean, clean machine Under the new kyoto agreement, countries that pollute too much for their size can buy credits from nations that under pollute. (Man 1: There's a meltdown in sector 4! It's a general evacuation!) (Man 2: Get easter island on the phone.) Capitalism has destroyed the Russian economy. The demise of Soviet industry has made Russia the world's cleanest nation. (Woman: I'm afraid that today's meal is dead moths.) (Man: Not to worry, Olga- it is a beautiful, smog-free day!) Thanks to America's refusal to regulate corporations, U.S. taxpayers will pay Russia billions of dollars for its pollution credits... (Man: We're Americans and we won't change our lifestyle for anything!) Turning it into the first economy based on producing absolutely nothing! (Woman: Oh, Vlad! I just can't decide between the ruby ring and the sapphire necklace.