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Welcome to the age of dishonesty

Dishonesty seems to define our age. Who has never been a victim of dishonesty - from underweight meat from butchers to people who promise what they cannot deliver. How often are we sold fakes including medication? How many young have been promised jobs they never got?

How many broken hearts litter this nation courtesy of dishonesty? It might not be an exaggeration to suggest that the level of honesty differentiates developed from developing countries. Cases of dishonesty are becoming too common and institutionalised. We have simply learnt to be dishonest even when it is not necessary.

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