In a previous article, said:
AES wrote:
Don't want to start a sociopolitical war here, but if you've ever been
a reader of
The Economist, you'll know their strongly held and often stated view,
namely that the
*entire* Indian government and social system has long been throttled
in *way* too
many bureaucratic rules and impediments to economic and other activity
-- and its
population has long suffered from this.


Yes, but nothing new about that truth. One of the most populous, but
one of the most marginalized populaces. A telling pattern among former
Brit colonies )

That must be why Canada is doing so poorly. After all, it only leads the
G7 in economic growth, has a balanced budget, low inflation, universal
health care, and is ranked 5th in the world in the UN's Human Development
Index. A telling pattern among former Brit colonies indeed.


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"Cleared runway three contact ground point six three when off the runway."
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