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New York Times
April 22, 2009
Op-Ed Columnist
Swimming Without a Suit
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
Speaking of financial crises and how they can expose weak companies and weak countries, Warren Buffett once famously quipped that “only when the tide goes out do you find out who is not wearing a bathing suit.” So true. But what’s really unnerving is that America appears to be one of those countries that has been swimming buck naked — in more ways than one . . .
April 22, 2009
Op-Ed Columnist
Swimming Without a Suit
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
Speaking of financial crises and how they can expose weak companies and weak countries, Warren Buffett once famously quipped that “only when the tide goes out do you find out who is not wearing a bathing suit.” So true. But what’s really unnerving is that America appears to be one of those countries that has been swimming buck naked — in more ways than one . . .
There's been some interesting research on how investment in early childhood education can have long term economic impacts....
A big toe. And a bathing beauty with a suit.
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America needs to invest money and energy into schools with a sense of urgency that the economic and moral stakes demand.
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