02-02-2013, 05:31 PM
(02-02-2013, 02:46 PM)Temperament Wrote: HA! HA!
IGNORAMUS like me also know it is very, very expensive to live in NEW YORK or TOKYO. i say it again, There is no such thing in life as, "You can have your cake and eat it too." Perhaps, i may be wrong, there are always the special breed (WANG CHUK aka PAPYs & Associates) who can have their cake and eat it too. The rest of us are peasants.
Peasants? I don't think the people who live in NYC or Tokyo or London view themselves as peasants. They are not happy with everything about their lives and they whack city politicians who screw up, but they accept that as trade off as they love the city they live in and the opportunities and dynamism it gives. So why shortchange ourselves and view ourselves as peasants? Even if some misguided elite or politician thinks so, to me it just means they are rubbish!
Compared to nyc, tokyo etc We are slightly different in that we are also a nation, so our people who do not like this cannot just move away. To me that just means we need to gather consensus and plan ahead to be inclusive even more.
Btw, I just read the entire 70 page report. Makes lots of sense to me...l