That 66% number

Just how stupid and economically illiterate Indians are, and how wise and benevolent the political class is can best be captured by a single figure, the number 66. A little over 66% of Indians, the latest Census tells us, have access to electricity; a little under 66% (63.2% actually) are able to find enough money to pay for a mobile phone each month—this figure is up from just 9.1% a decade ago; yet 66% of Indians remain so dirt poor, they need to be given 5 kg of wheat and rice...

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