The little honey bees are frantic these days to get in their last licks before the blossoms fade away and winter sets in. Our garden was buzzing with them in the warm Saturday sunshine.
I am sure you have all heard about the reluctance of the Commonwealth athletes to move into the village being provided for them in India. As the day of the opening ceremonies approaches, there seems to be a an almost hourly improvement. That there was a problem in the first place should not be. The BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) are the movers and shakers in the race to rebuild the world's economy. Investors are flocking to these countries and India is dropping the ball by showing that they still have elements of third world about them. This is no way to attract sophisticated business people. It looks like the games will go ahead after all and now it is up to India to redeem themselves. They have a lot of impressing to do in the next few days.
And speaking of BRIC. China is the world's second largest economy and did you know they are still receiving international aid? This is aid that goes to poor countries to help stimulate business and trade. Germany has announced that they will reduce their share of the $2.5 billion that China receives annually. China is complaining. Boo hoo and cry me a river.
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Wow! I never realized that China is still receiving aid! Their government, like a well run business, has $2 trillion in cash reserves and now debt (unlike our governments). Are we that gullible?
As you know Eric, once entitlement settles in, there is no stopping it. It would then become racism, bigotry, and discrimniation. That is why the rest of Canada can never stop giving Quebec disproportionate handouts. They want to tear Canada apart and we give them money to fuel the fires of Quebec nationalism. I could give other examples.
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