Flying Echidna
There is no way we can go from a domestic market of 20 million to one of 200 million, or a billion. Our natural birthrate is loo low, we couldn't get that many immigrants, and the carrying capacity of the land would not support it.
So what's your alternative if you don't think innovation and R&D are our best chance of improving economic perdormance?
How come you don't tell us what you have in mind.
You haven't explained why you think innovation is a bad idea, nor have you proposed anything else.
Just to get the ball rolling, a handful of patents were the basis of Silicon Valley, the stump jump plow enabled farming in Australia, and every modern economy is powered by highly specialized skills.. education is the foundation of economic performance.
Why the Chinese will own us in 20 years 82burrah You seem to be having a Tourette's conniption, should we call your doctor, or is it just you going pre-menstrual? Oh, I'm thorougly enjoying your example of intelligence by 'subsbibing' a...
If your people can't even read they cannot exchange even the most basic information.
If you think education is expensive, consider the cost of Ignorance.
If you had not been educated, you could not even post.
If you had been better educated, you might actually have said something sensible.
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