tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335748440449035592.post4544877003373583477..comments2008-12-29T20:42:06.612-05:00TraderMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241756200482130281noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335748440449035592.post-69633846884913832242008-12-29T20:42:00.000-05:002008-12-29T20:42:00.000-05:00Gee, you sounded resoundingly like Thomas Friedman. Please take that as a compliment.<BR/>Ironically I was reading some of Indian economist Arindham Chaudhuri's writings last month and Indian culture seems to have a different slant, namely ethical values, perhaps rooted in their ever present caste system and exodus from British colonialism. The banking industries conservative policies were diametrically at philosophical odds with U.K. and our model. The term thrift bank seems like an oxymoron now.<BR/>Strong leaders that hold high places are where it should start. The impact of media and advertising on American consumer behaviour is irrefutable.<BR/>Policies and actions that stray from greed and shortcuts will always serve a country well. <BR/>India will need it as they have a large problem to solve with Pakistan at present.keithpiccirillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16713240199705068281noreply@blogger.com