THE DARK CLOUD OF INDIA’S ENCONOMIC BOOM
n emerging economic superpower. With a population in excess of one billion people and GDP growth at 9 and 10% (1) respectively for the past two years, India is on track to be a global force economically and socially. History though has a habit of repeating itself and if India does not take necessary corrective steps now to address its internal issues, the Communist Party led by armed revolutionaries could seize the country.
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New monetary policy
Variable compulsory superannuation is a far better solution to controlling an inflationary economy than raising interest rates. Peter Burgess of Safety Beach wrote to the Age for their 2020 ideas for the future this exact idea, and its one of the simplest and best I have heard.
The governement raises and lowers company and individuals compulsory superannuation contribtions, dragging money out of the consumer economy and forcing savings, this doesn't have all the drastic side effects of raising and lowering interest rates, such as people loosing more...
Plumbing the depths by Bethany Gazzara
Yes, yes I said. Of course I can write something for you. When? That’s ages away. Plenty of time to put pen to paper, fingers to keyboard. There’s only one wincy ickle snag. To put it poetically, I am a bird without a song, an artist without a canvas, a mower without a lawn, a writer without words. Well, I guess you could say that I have words, we all do, and there are lots more...
The title is a bit misleading, one would think this more...
