Sunday, July 15, 2007

U.S. No Longer Tallest Country in World


"America used to be the tallest country in the world. From the days of the founding fathers right on through the industrial revolution and two world wars, Americans literally towered over other nations. In a land of boundless open spaces and limitless natural abundance, the young nation transformed its increasing wealth into human growth".
Read article here

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Funny article and even funnier that Forbes, a magazine that I think could be fairly characterized as a protector of the "free market" - Reaganomics -Thatcherism tax cuts etc. would acknowledge that investment in children is critical to a nation's economic future (read national healthcare, public education, social services etc.).