The story that two garbage cleaners in New York were fined and forced to retire after being caught accepting a tip of $ 5 caught my eye. Not for the reason you might think. This story would provoke hoots of laughter in my country where nothing happens in the public service without a gratuity. Even in NY, this must be an incredulous story - every man and a dog demands tips shamelessly...
Saturday, 29 June 2013
Tuesday, 25 June 2013
Inquilab Zindabad ? No ! _____ (fill in the blanks) Murdabad .
What is common between a park demolition and a raise in bus fares. Well, something profound , I believe. Because in the last one month, I dare suggest that these were the two most important events in the world (NSA be damned ; as if that was a surprise)
The park issue was the first and it happened...
Monday, 17 June 2013
Black yoga pants that "showed too much"
Some businesses I can completely relate to. Most businesses I understand,. But there are some that completely fox me .
Take the case of the quaintly named company, Lululemon. I was, of course, blissfully unaware of its existence until I read a news item that its CEO was leaving (polite term...
Wednesday, 12 June 2013
Who won the Cold War
I sometimes wonder, who the real winner of the Cold War was. Traditional wisdom is that capitalism won over communism, right ? The Western world over the Soviet bloc. Freedom and liberty over authoritarianism and government control. Etc Etc. But I wonder if this is really true ?
Take the capitalism versus state enterprise debate. Today capitalism is a four letter word to much of the world. The...
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