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British economic dysfunction is an old, old story. My favorite quip: "This island is made mainly of coal and surrounded by fish. Only an organizing genius cou
by bell-cot 2y ago
British economic dysfunction is an old, old story. My favorite quip:
"This island is made mainly of coal and surrounded by fish. Only an organizing genius could produce a shortage of coal and fish at the same time."
- Aneurin Bevan, British Labour politician, in a speech at Blackpool, 24 May 1945
- potato3732842 2y ago>British economic dysfunction is an old, old story. My favorite quip: That doesn't mean it's not an existential problem. You can have a growth forever before the cancer gets bad enough to notice.
- pelagicAustral 2y agoI never heard this one before, and made my day... haha Thank you.
- WalterBright 2y agoRelated: If the Soviet Union took over the Sahara, nothing would happen for a few years, and then there would be a shortage of sand.
- devnullbrain 2y agoWe have a broken mentality. In the US, they're temporarily embarrassed millionaires. Here, we're temporarily embarrassed landlords. The only ambition that's socially acceptable is a mortgage.