Genius
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April 29th, 2008, 09:00 PM
DUSHANBE (Reuters) - The impoverished Central Asian nation of Tajikistan urged its people on Tuesday to give up their salaries to help build a new hydroelectric plant.http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/...hNews?i=yuBqYE</img>
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DUSHANBE (Reuters) - The impoverished Central Asian nation of Tajikistan urged its people on Tuesday to give up their salaries to help build a new hydroelectric plant.http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/...hNews?i=yuBqYE</img>
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Reuters
April 29th, 2008, 10:16 PM
It makes me wonder if people here will be ready and willing to pitch in like that when the time comes. Would you give up some of your salary to help equip our nation quickly if petroleum collapses, with alternative fuel supplies? Would you be willing to hand over a chunk like that because your country has fallen on hard times?
It makes me wonder if people here will be ready and willing to pitch in like that when the time comes. Would you give up some of your salary to help equip our nation quickly if petroleum collapses, with alternative fuel supplies? Would you be willing to hand over a chunk like that because your country has fallen on hard times?
Dark Overlord
Posts: 2,426 
April 29th, 2008, 10:29 PM
Quoting karrie
I thought we already pitched in with all of the taxes we pay.
It makes me wonder if people here will be ready and willing to pitch in like that when the time comes. Would you give up some of your salary to help equip our nation quickly if petroleum collapses, with alternative fuel supplies? Would you be willing to hand over a chunk like that because your country has fallen on hard times?
April 29th, 2008, 10:35 PM
Quoting shadowshiv
We've chipped in for the existing infrastructure and maintenance and some basic development of new infrastructure, yes. But, 'what if '? This article is talking about 50% of their wages over a two month period to try to rush the job. I wonder how that would go over for some major unforeseen eventuality here.
I thought we already pitched in with all of the taxes we pay.
Dark Overlord
Posts: 2,426
April 29th, 2008, 10:48 PM
Quoting karrie
Wouldn't it be better if they didn't rush the job? We have seen first-hand what happens to structures when corners are cut.
We've chipped in for the existing infrastructure and maintenance and some basic development of new infrastructure, yes. But, 'what if '? This article is talking about 50% of their wages over a two month period to try to rush the job. I wonder how that would go over for some major unforeseen eventuality here.
