Every so often we put out a thank you message here. Today’s has been particularly prompted by our earlier blog R+D=GDP……(LSS 22 2 26) in which we drew attention to the achievements of the Swiss nation, whose attainments in scientific research have done so much to afford their citizens the good life.
We have had a number of responses, from many lands , which suggest we got something right We wondered what that might be. And someone in the office came up with this. “the world is full of many belief systems. Religions, philosophies, rationalisations, call them what you will. Many of these in turn are no doubt strongly held and deeply felt by their adherents. and we would contradict non of them. But sometimes, just sometimes, a simple truth is lying there in the statistics or the history books or somewhere. A sudden flash of enlightenment to illuminate the path of all of us. And the Swiss statistics are just one such example” That’s the gist of it anyway.
We hope you enjoyed the blog. And the beautiful pictures with which we illustrated it: compared to some countries they were not difficult to find . If they tempt you to visit that happy land to find out for yourself, be warned ! The general consensus is that it can be a bit pricey. [1] Both of which observations are, in our opinion, proof perfect of a high-GDP, well-run country, where even the mountains get taken in and cleaned. And a stark warning to countries who have suddenly decided to cut all their major R and D products. Oh well. Perhaps their children will earn a living entertaining Swiss tourists at rodeo shows.
[1]https://www.neverendingfootsteps.com/cost-of-travel-switzerland-budget/
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