Comments on: From the “Any Idiot Could Have Told You That” Department http://www.connectioneconomy.com/2006/02/09/from-the-any-idiot-could-have-told-you-that-department/ Blogging about Tomorrow's world Today Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:50:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Graeme http://www.connectioneconomy.com/2006/02/09/from-the-any-idiot-could-have-told-you-that-department/comment-page-1/#comment-1851 Graeme Thu, 16 Feb 2006 06:06:55 +0000 http://www.tmtd.biz/2006/02/09/from-the-any-idiot-could-have-told-you-that-department/#comment-1851 Its the day after Budget Day in South Africa. This is when the Minister of Finance announces the Government's finance plans for the country and the populace. In other words, he makes adjustments to taxation for individuals and companies, changes laws and announces incentives. Trevor Manuel, one of the most respected Finance Ministers in the world, always does a great job with both content and style of his speech. The point of this post is that today, the day after Budget is the ONE DAY a year I go out and buy a newspaper. The editor's work tirelessly to get analysis and detail and summary of the Budget. It usually takes me a few days to work through that news. Today, at 8am, on my home from the school run, I stopped at three shops. All of them had the same story: the papers have not yet been delivered. You know what - that means this year I am going to go online and find a few websites with Budget analysis. I will boomark these pages, and as of today I won't need to buy a newspaper even ONE DAY a year anymore. From next year, I'll have bookmarked webpages to go to. Well done newspapers!!! (Note the irony) Its the day after Budget Day in South Africa. This is when the Minister of Finance announces the Government’s finance plans for the country and the populace. In other words, he makes adjustments to taxation for individuals and companies, changes laws and announces incentives. Trevor Manuel, one of the most respected Finance Ministers in the world, always does a great job with both content and style of his speech.

The point of this post is that today, the day after Budget is the ONE DAY a year I go out and buy a newspaper. The editor’s work tirelessly to get analysis and detail and summary of the Budget. It usually takes me a few days to work through that news.

Today, at 8am, on my home from the school run, I stopped at three shops. All of them had the same story: the papers have not yet been delivered. You know what – that means this year I am going to go online and find a few websites with Budget analysis. I will boomark these pages, and as of today I won’t need to buy a newspaper even ONE DAY a year anymore. From next year, I’ll have bookmarked webpages to go to.

Well done newspapers!!! (Note the irony)

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