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Uruguay is the Economist's Country of the Year

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Re: Uruguay is the Economist's Country of the Year

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Post by matthewmacleod »

snowwindwaves wrote: post #52
JetSetWilly wrote: post #15

Apparantly Scotland is "foolhardy" if it opts for "secession", but Ireland, which already did opt for secession (less pejoratively, secession is typically known as independence once it is acheived), is a resiliant example to us all, with its HDI and economy miles above that of Scotland, and that despite a total lack of oil, and despite a bad housing bust. Funny, that. You have to be very careful with the Economist be…

I believe Scotland receives money from the uk which they would not if they separate. A similar situation for Quebec and Canada.

Scotland receives money from the UK government in the form of a block grant. Scottish companies and residents also pay taxes to the UK government. At this point in time, Scotland contributes more in taxes than it receives through the block grant.

Re: Uruguay is the Economist's Country of the Year

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Post by cgh »

gruseom wrote: post #80
dredmorbius wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The Economist doesn't normally bust loose like that Actually, it does. You just have to be aware of their style of humor to catch it.

Let's see some examples.

You clearly aren't a regular reader. The Economist is known for its dry wit, particularly with image captions.

Anyway, if you want examples, get a subscription..

Re: Uruguay is the Economist's Country of the Year

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Post by gruseom »

cgh wrote: post #82
gruseom wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Let's see some examples.

You clearly aren't a regular reader. The Economist is known for its dry wit, particularly with image captions. Anyway, if you want examples, get a subscription..

I'm not a subscriber, but I read quite a few of their articles and I'm pretty sure I never noticed a sentence like "This is a change so obviously sensible that no other country has made it."

Re: Uruguay is the Economist's Country of the Year

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Post by jpatokal »

gruseom wrote: post #83
cgh wrote: post #82

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You clearly aren't a regular reader. The Economist is known for its dry wit, particularly with image captions. Anyway, if you want examples, get a subscription..

I'm not a subscriber, but I read quite a few of their articles and I'm pretty sure I never noticed a sentence like "This is a change so obviously sensible that no other country has made it."

I'm not sure exactly what you're looking for, but here's a random sampler: http://www.ironicsans.com/2007/06/the_best_and_worst_of_the_...

Re: Uruguay is the Economist's Country of the Year

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Post by duairc »

sally777 wrote: post #63
rabble wrote: post #58

Let's see, Uruguay. I'm from California but i've spent a few years living in Uruguay and started and ran a tech business in Uruguay. The country is a special unique place, but it's far from perfect. Let's start with the good things: Good Tech Policies * Laptops for every public school child (over 1 million distributed) * Free basic (64k 1 gb per month) internet on every phone line * Good 3G/4G coverage over the count…

GMOs are bad? When did HN become anti-science?

Haha, good troll. GMOs = science. Anti-GMOs = anti-science.

Re: Uruguay is the Economist's Country of the Year

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Post by andy_ppp »

JetSetWilly wrote: post #59
patmcguire wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Irish independence has more in common with Indian independence than with Scottish. Scotland isn't run as a colonial possession to generate wealth for the English ruling class, the inhabitants be damned Scots get votes and civil rights and all those goodies, the situations aren't comparable.

Compare Scotland with another 5-million strong European country with similar oil reserves which retained independence - Norway - and try and say that with a straight face. Norway is far far richer, with a huge oil fund and more developed economy. Scotland's oil was used to fund thatcherism and inflict industrial damage upon Scotland. And by the way - Ireland had home rule prior to its independence and also elected MP…

I'd always been skeptical of the SNPs (Scottish National Party) assertion that North Sea Oil means Scotland should be far richer than it is. After a bit of research it does seem like Scotland got screwed here. Also Norway is an excellent example as it does indeed have similar population and oil production.

Re: Uruguay is the Economist's Country of the Year

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Post by BetterLateThan »

rabble wrote: post #58

Let's see, Uruguay. I'm from California but i've spent a few years living in Uruguay and started and ran a tech business in Uruguay. The country is a special unique place, but it's far from perfect. Let's start with the good things: Good Tech Policies * Laptops for every public school child (over 1 million distributed) * Free basic (64k 1 gb per month) internet on every phone line * Good 3G/4G coverage over the count…

Sounds like Canada more than it doesn't.

Re: Uruguay is the Economist's Country of the Year

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Post by gruseom »

jpatokal wrote: post #84
gruseom wrote: post #83

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm not a subscriber, but I read quite a few of their articles and I'm pretty sure I never noticed a sentence like "This is a change so obviously sensible that no other country has made it."

I'm not sure exactly what you're looking for, but here's a random sampler: http://www.ironicsans.com/2007/06/the_best_and_worst_of_the_...

Ok, those count!

Re: Uruguay is the Economist's Country of the Year

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Post by toomuchtodo »

cgh wrote: post #82
gruseom wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Let's see some examples.

You clearly aren't a regular reader. The Economist is known for its dry wit, particularly with image captions. Anyway, if you want examples, get a subscription..

Reading the Economist is like watching the British version of The Office. I absolutely love it.
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