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| | In 2013, Britain had one pothole in every mile of road.<ref>[https://www.wheelwright.co.uk/blog/20131010-pothole-pandemic-costing-british-taxpayer-millions/ POTHOLE PANDEMIC COSTING BRITISH TAXPAYER £MILLIONS], WheelWright</ref> In 2013, the breakdown service Britannia Rescue reported that potholes now “take up a total area of 295 square miles (764 square km) in Britain – more than twice the size of the [[Isle of Wight]]”.<ref>[https://www.wheelwright.co.uk/blog/20131010-pothole-pandemic-costing-british-taxpayer-millions/ POTHOLE PANDEMIC COSTING BRITISH TAXPAYER £MILLIONS], WheelWright</ref> | | In 2013, Britain had one pothole in every mile of road.<ref>[https://www.wheelwright.co.uk/blog/20131010-pothole-pandemic-costing-british-taxpayer-millions/ POTHOLE PANDEMIC COSTING BRITISH TAXPAYER £MILLIONS], WheelWright</ref> In 2013, the breakdown service Britannia Rescue reported that potholes now “take up a total area of 295 square miles (764 square km) in Britain – more than twice the size of the [[Isle of Wight]]”.<ref>[https://www.wheelwright.co.uk/blog/20131010-pothole-pandemic-costing-british-taxpayer-millions/ POTHOLE PANDEMIC COSTING BRITISH TAXPAYER £MILLIONS], WheelWright</ref> |
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| − | === The Swiss economy: The Swiss are greatly blessed by God Almighty ===
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| − | According to Wikipedia, a website founded by an atheist and [[agnosticism|agnostic]], "The economy of Switzerland is one of the world's most advanced and highly-developed free-market economies. The service sector has come to play a significant economic role, particularly the Swiss banking industry and tourism."
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| − | === The British economy: Smited by God for their godless slothfulness ===
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| − | [[File:Truss.PNG|thumbnail|201px|right|[[Liz Truss]], the former Prime Minister of the [[United Kingdom]], was caught on audio tape indicating that British workers lacked the "skill and application" of foreign nationals.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-62571016 Liz Truss accused of branding British workers lazy in leaked audio], BBC</ref> ]]
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| − | '''See also:''' [[Essay: Godless Brits are lazy. Numbers don't lie. Get off the couch godless Brits and improve your lackluster economy|Godless Brits are lazy. Numbers don't lie. Get off the couch godless Brits and improve your lackluster economy]] and [[Atheism and sloth]]
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| − | ''''The Guardian'''': In September of 2022, ''The Guardian'' published the article UK is only G7 country with smaller economy than before Covid-19.<ref>[[https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/sep/30/uk-is-only-g7-country-with-smaller-economy-than-before-covid-19 UK is only G7 country with smaller economy than before Covid-19], The Guardian, 2022</ref>
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| − | [[Liz Truss]], the former Prime Minister of the [[United Kingdom]], was caught on audio tape indicating that British workers lacked the "skill and application" of foreign nationals.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-62571016 Liz Truss accused of branding British workers lazy in leaked audio], BBC</ref> In response, the [[BBC]] published the news article Liz ''Truss accused of branding British workers lazy in leaked audio''<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-62571016 Liz Truss accused of branding British workers lazy in leaked audio], BBC</ref>
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| − | In 2022, ''The Economist'' published the article [https://archive.md/LeOoB#selection-871.0-875.302 Britain’s productivity problem is long-standing and getting worse]. Evidently, many godless, slothful Brits are reluctant to upgrade their skills to meet the current demands of the marketplace or they are too broke or lazy to implement productivity producing technology. I mention poverty in relation to a lack of investment in productivity improving technology because lazy people are often broke!
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| − | ==== Start working more hours godless Brits. You've built up a track record of working less hours than so many countries. Shame! Get to work! ====
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| − | Using the screen capture above, please notice the the lazy citizens of the United Kingdom were ranked 51 on the list! Lazy Brits, you are not going to produce a "[[Singapore]] on the [[River Thames|Thames]]"<ref>[https://www.culs.org.uk/per-incuriam/brexit-could-singapore-on-thames-become-reality Brexit: Could “Singapore-On-Thames” Become Reality?]</ref> prosperity by being lazy. If only the lazy Brits studied as hard and worked as hard as the prosperous Singaporeans!
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| − | The [[Harvard University]] historian [[Niall Ferguson]] declared: "Through a mixture of hard work and thrift the [[Protestantism|Protestant]] societies of the North and West Atlantic achieved the most rapid economic growth in history."<ref>[http://blog.tifwe.org/the-protestant-work-ethic-alive-well-in-china/ The Protestant Work Ethic: Alive & Well…In China] By Hugh Whelchel on September 24, 2012</ref>
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| | == The creationism-loving United States has faster roads than the Darwinism-loving UK according to the International Monetary Fund. God bless America! == | | == The creationism-loving United States has faster roads than the Darwinism-loving UK according to the International Monetary Fund. God bless America! == |
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