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...less government is not to blame. A society that promotes dependence on government to always get it out of difficulties has only itself to blame. The problems caused in the wake of the hurricanes could have been avoided if people had taken responsibility for themselves. Murray Hills Auckland, New Zealand...
LAWRENCE GOLDSMITH Wellington, New Zealand...
...less government is not to blame. A society that promotes dependence on government to always get it out of difficulties has only itself to blame. The problems caused in the wake of the hurricanes could have been avoided if people had taken responsibility for themselves. Murray Hills Auckland, New Zealand For Gradual Reform I'm not sure Germany's election stalemate proved that the political system is in crisis [Oct. 3]. Did it mean the German people deeply oppose political reform? I don't think so. They are divided, however, about the pace and degree of change. Those who want...
Around 100 times a day, a message lands in Reinier Evers' In box, bearing the promise of something new and cool. Sometimes the sender is describing a product that's suddenly generating local buzz, like lipstick-size aromatherapy tubes in New Zealand or cone-shaped pizza in Italy. Other times it's an innovative retail concept, like customized-candy shops in Australia or American T-shirt "delis" where designs are personalized like sandwiches. The correspondence comes in from trendspotters everywhere--a coffee shop in Istanbul or a library in Taipei--all part of Evers' network of more than...
...well - and that has evolved a long way since Justice Higgins' 1907 Harvester judgment on the basic needs, and appropriate minimum wage, of an unskilled male laborer. Nor does the case for radical change seem irresistible when Australia's recent history is compared with that of deregulated New Zealand and the U.S. Why would Australians opt for the low wages of the Kiwis and America's social dislocation and inequality when their country has outperformed or matched the other two in job creation, economic growth and productivity? Could it be that Australians detect a touch of zealotry in their...