Well said. Political funding is a cancer in the United States and explains much of the inability to solve problems. I'm surprised you didn't mention state funding. I can't say it excites me but I won… (View Post)

I don't really agree with that. Immigration is about more than numbers. Culture, integration/assimilation are other acceptable things to consider. And I wouldn't say those countries have exported the… (View Post)

No it isn't. I admit it's mainly an American cultural import but people increasingly have very little idea that slavery existed outside the transatlantic slave trade. It increasingly seems to be bein… (View Post)

I think the problem with slavery (so far as I can tell) is acknowledging that it existed outside of the transatlantic slave trade 1500 - 1900. (View Post)

The fall in house prices was some welcome news the other day. With wages going up by 6% that should mean a nice rebalancing of the earnings to prices ratio. 5 years of earnings growth at 5% p/a and a… (View Post)