Subject: Is Putin Just Playing Dumb?
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Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2016 05:01:11 -0400 (EDT)

Share The Viewa:visited {         color: #00b9e7;       }       a:hover {         text-decoration: underline !important;       }       a:hover#logo {         text-decoration: none !important;       }       @media only screen and (max-device-width: 480px) {         a[id=logo] {           font-size: 34px !important;         }         body {           width: 100% !important;         }         table {           width: 100% !important;         }       }       @media only screen and (min-device-width: 320px) and (max-device-width: 568px) {         html {           -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;         }         td[id=content] {           font-size: 18px !important;         }         body {           width: 100% !important;         }         table {           width: 100% !important;         }       }Share The ViewThe Latest Opinions From Bloomberg ViewSep 03, 2016bloomberg.com/viewVladimir Putin Doesn't Get U.S. PoliticsRussia's president professes ignorance about the 2016 race. Is he bluffing? Leonid Berdshidsky says his claim could be an old intelligence officer's trick designed to distance himself from the DNC leaks -- but it likely reveals something more about Putin and Russian policy. (Need a primer on Putin? Click here.)Gary Johnson's Unfair, Expensive National Sales TaxThe Libertarian presidential candidate has a big, bold idea: Replace the federal income, corporate and payroll taxes with a 28 percent sales tax. It sounds appealingly simple, but Ramesh Ponnuru warns the middle class would be hit hard, and evasion would be rampant.What's the Best Way to Control Drug Prices? CompetitionWhen the price of a life-saving medical device quintuples in just a few years, the public and politicians take notice. But as Hillary Clinton moves to capitalize on the furor, calling for a federal panel to review drugmakers' price hikes, Megan McArdle says more regulation isn't the answer.Escape From New York (and San Francisco)Here's a prediction: Expect history to repeat, as Americans pour out of major cities and into the suburbs again. Conor Sen chalks the big-city boom up to a lagging national job market and risk aversion, and thinks it might not survive skyrocketing urban real-estate prices.Hollywood's Idea of a Blockbuster Is All WrongA "blockbuster" once meant more than just a big moneymaker, Stephen L. Carter says -- and tracing the history of the word reveals a better way to think about the movies.Ritholtz's ReadsWhy luck plays a big role in making you rich (Bloomberg)Ten open questions for the techno-optimist (Digitopoly)Apple's little-known, unglamorous secret to success: Supply chain (Re/Code)(Read Barry Ritholtz's full daily news roundup.)Bloomberg GadflyPlanet Fitness: pain and gainLululemon gets a warning from the stock marketCitadel's swaps vision is too bleak for Wall Street(Read more from BV's sister site for fast business commentary.)For more information, email [email-masked] media inquiries, contact Jill Watanabe at +1-212-617-1610 or [email-masked] received this message because you signed up for Bloomberg View newsletters.bloomberg.com/view | 731 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022 | Contact Us | Unsubscribe <a href="http://link.mail.bloombergview.com/click/7536728.17498/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5tYWlsLmJsb29tYmVyZ3ZpZXcuY29tIg/55086a4c3b35d051538c37ccB5dfd6dec><img src="http://link.mail.bloombergview.com/img/55086a4c3b35d051538c37cc4hjdk.di2/471834fd.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>

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