Gulf Between Rulers And The Ruled
Widens
* Gulf between American lawmakers and their constituents has increased during last 25 years.
* In 1984 a member of the American House of Representatives received $2,84,000 as emoluments.
* In 2009 each member of the House received $7,25,000.
* This means that lawmaker's income has increased 2.5 times during these 25 years.
* Meanwhile, the average net worth of Americans, as a whole, actually declined slightly over the same period
BANGLADESHIS
AND
BRITISH CURRY HOUSES
* Bangladeshis constitute less
than 1% of the UK population.
* Their population is just half a million.
* Still their impact on the British population at large
has been profound.
* In UK
there are 12,000 so-called Indian curry houses.
* Bangladeshis are responsible for 70-80% of these curry houses.
