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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (51673)	7/20/2004 6:05:36 PM
From: maceng2	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74559

Maybe if they get democracy they'll start voting for fewer hours of work and more pay! Yeah, that's the ticket. And an early pension. Cool. Free medical treatment. Yayyy!! You make it sound wrong to want to work reasonable hours, have affordable health, and have a livable pension when you retire. I see things a little different. In the UK there is loads of B/S from politicians that the working population should now work to 70 yrs old before they get a pension. Longer age spans and all that. It is complete B/S as there are few to no jobs available to folks over 40 years in many cases. Well, they can work for minimum wage for Home Depot, but that's it practically. This is true for many countries including Europe and the USA. I am of the opinion that people other then the Chinese and the Japanese can actually make stuff, and can do a good job. In a natural world, they would be more competitive as they would not have to transport finished goods half way around the planet to sell them. Fiat currency exchange rates are nothing to do with a "free world". Secret societies more like. The guys in those societies are all up for big pensions, early retirement, and do practically bugger all else. Yeah, in a real democratic society all folks appear the same. Strange isn't it? -g-

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (51673)	7/21/2004 6:58:32 AM
From: arun gera	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

>There's more, but that'll do for now. Having a prime minister who thinks it a good idea to drink a glass of his own urine each day [PM Desai] is an indication that things aren't all hunky dory.> Desai lived to the age of 99. And he was healthy and active in his 90s.

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (51673)	7/21/2004 7:05:21 AM
From: arun gera	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

>7....The average Indian verbal IQ is only 81. China must be about 95 to 100 though it's not listed here [scroll to the bottom] lagriffedulion.f2s.com [see Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong].> And who designed the verbal IQ test for over 20 languages and 200 dialects? Will keep all the linguistic departments in the world busy for a long time.