A Wikileaks é melhor que chocolate

Socrates told us privately that the PS victory earned him political capital that "is
only useful if you use it." To that end, Socrates overcame opposition from the trade unions that traditionally form the PS base in order to enact labor reforms, raising the retirement age and cutting benefits to address what he termed, "a demographic time bomb." Having fought -- and won -- those battles early in his tenure, Socrates was able to offer tax cuts and civil service pay increases this election year.