Background and Context
Issue: Is Iran's economyn healthy or isi its economy a mess?
Argument Tree
Iran’s economy is healthy
Iran’s economy is healthy
Desirability: Desirable;
Importance: High;
Volatility: Medium;
Likelihood: Low;
Confidence: Medium.
>>Iran receives record oil revenues
>>In Iran oil revenue fails to trickle down
>>"Government mismanagement is inflicting a huge cost on the economy, [with the current high oil prices only] delaying the imminent economic crisis."
-- 57 economists, Iran, an open letter
>>"People understand that this country has been through a lot, including eight years of war. There were many martyrs, lots of suffering, all that is true. But now we are in the middle of an oil boom. So what is the share of the people?"
-- Abbas Tabakkal Shahmirzadi, writer on the economy and social issues for the local newspaper, Ghaemshahr, Iran
>>In Iran, wages are low
>>In Iran, teachers launched protests over low wages, resulting in hundreds of arrests.
>>In Iran there is high unemployment
>>In Iran, inflation is heading close to 30% a year
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