http://www.nbcnews.com/health/poor-people-arent-stupid-just-overwhelmed-study-finds-8C11030890

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/beau...what-you-think/

Poverty may not make you literally dumber, just you may act like you are. According to the studies anyhow. I think this is an important point, when looking for points of failure on a macro level.

Also, yes more people may be in service in the future. However just because the service people in India are currently poor does not necessarily mean that all service people and all service oriented societies are doomed to the same dynamic.

For who could be free when every other man's humour might domineer over him? - John Locke (2nd Treatise, sect 57)