Gambian Tailor

Folks,

Actually he is Senegalese, but I love stories like this:

http://tinyurl.com/ybmgcz

It takes intelligence and industry to survive in this milieu, and this fellow
has both. He and
his tools are heavily taxed, yet he pushes on, and the one thing he needs most,
electricity,
the government cannot provide consistently.

People tell me "overpopulation" is the problem in Africa. Really? In the face
of predatory
government and official incompetence, this fellow thrives as well as can be. I
wonder what
Gambia would look like in 20 years if there was a free market in electricity and
garments. I
suspect his house would be nicer than mine, and we'd be talking about the
"economic threat
from Africa."

John

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