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...people in a big-box retail outfit or cooking and serving fast food will never pay well. The jobs don't require any special skills and so they do not come with a premium wage. Wal-Mart does employ 2 million people, which is a lot of individuals to keep on a payroll during a recession. McDonald's has 400,000. Neither place has announced significant layoffs and neither is likely to. (Read: "The Burger That Conquered the Country...
...wanted to see a growth rate of 6%, keep the unemployment rate below 3%, and boost annual per capita GDP to $18,000 within four years. The economic crisis disrupted all of these goals. But we continue to work to revitalize the economy. We still have a long way to go. But that's OK, because we believe the Taiwanese have the perseverance and work ethic to make the economy come back...
...Taiwan is no longer a flashpoint in East Asia, and that's what we want. Opinion polls show the majority, sometimes a great majority, support our policies, but we still need to talk to our opposition. They always believe we are selling out Taiwan, but I keep telling everyone, "Listen, we're not selling out Taiwan, the only thing I sell out is Taiwan's fruit to the mainland...
...members languish in jail, and intimidation of opposition parties by junta goons continues unabated. Polls may well be held in 2010, but they will not take place on a level playing field. Top posts will be reserved for members of the military, and arcane rules have been designed to keep Suu Kyi and other NLD stalwarts from running for office. Burma-watchers also fear that ballot boxes will be stuffed to ensure that the military doesn't lose as it did so spectacularly...
Organizers are planning to continue the demonstrations and anti-government activists are collecting signatures on a petition against Colom. Says Javier Ogarrio, a leader of the group opposed to the President: "We plan to keep the protests going and collect signatures until we put enough pressure...