Day 1,934: exact, innate, stingy, mired

But, sooner or later, rotten politics will start to exact a heavy price, and by then it will be hard to reverse course.

As our special report this week sets out, innate advantages play an important role.

By contrast, stingier Germany is mired in recession for a second consecutive year.

America’s economy is bigger and better than ever

Artwork of the day 
Russian knyaz Igor exacts tribute from the Drevlyans in 945
Klavdy_Lebedev
Original Title: Князь Игорь собирает дань с древлян в 945 году
Style: Realism
Genre: history painting

Word of the day 
exact: to demand and get something, sometimes using force or threats: to make something necessary:
innate: (of a quality) which you are born with, or which is present naturally:
stingy : unwilling to spend money:
mired: to be involved in a difficult situation, especiallyfor a long period of time:

Quote of the day
“I'm tough, I'm ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay.”

― Madonna