A bit less Democracy please
A great leader takes his or her society from where it is to where it has never been — indeed, where it as yet cannot imagine being. By insisting on quality education, by suppressing corruption and by basing governance on merit, Lee and his colleagues raised the annual per capita income of their population from $500 at the time of independence in 1965 to roughly $55,000 today. In a generation, Singapore became an international financial center, the leading intellectual metropolis of Southeast Asia, the location of the region’s major hospitals and a favored site for conferences on international affairs. It did so by adhering to an extraordinary pragmatism: by opening careers to the best talents and encouraging them to adopt the best practices from all over the world.
Henry A. Kissinger was secretary of state from 1973 to 1977.
Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.
A teacher should have the aim to raise the average level of the class. To improve them on average that should be the main objective. However sometimes the teacher wants to
level everyone
spend more time with the weaker students
move slow because some students are not up to it
make everybody study even if they are more suited to arts or to a technical job
and the class stops progressing.
The Government these days are worried about the distribution of income and twists and turns the economy with taxes & stupid rules to ensure that no one stays behind. The Government in my country charges 55% Income tax (Marginal above 50,000 euros) , 24% vat, tobacco, car, and many other taxes including a Property tax. The country is big time indebted.
Portugal doesn't grow for 15 years since the year 2000.
Yes income distribution (after taxes) is better because everybody is lower and the middle class has been killed.
If income compression is a Goal Portugal is doing a good job, kill the rich and everybody levels off at a lower level.
“Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.”
― Ronald Reagan
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