or to put it another way, the bell curve has a false bottom, a bunch of cracks, and leaks, but as long as people point at the top, everything will look fine not

or to put it another way, the bell curve has a false bottom, a bunch of cracks, and leaks, but as long as people point at the top, everything will look fine not that there is anything new about that, but a very carefull look at trends that show relative changes compared to the developing world, is something that cant be put off forever