Ed Weick wrote:
Where in our economic system are personal efforts given value? Why can't
we place a value on caring for an ill relative or a newborn child or a
wild animal.
Why would we want to place a social value on something that is so
fundamentally personal?
Ed Weick
I would
Dennis Paull wrote:
How do we value things and the people who make them?
Thomas:
An 11 word question could take a book to answer. Perhaps if we assign the
meaning to value in this context as appreciate, then we can say that if
anyone appreciates something someone has made, then they have
Ed Weick wrote:
Where in our economic system are personal efforts given value? Why can't
we place a value on caring for an ill relative or a newborn child or a
wild animal.
Why would we want to place a social value on something that is so
fundamentally personal?
Brad McCormick
Peter,
You wrote,
I hope this answers your questions.
Indeed. Thank you very much, Peter. Your answers have been most informative.
Regards,
Tom Walker
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Vancouver, B.C.
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I think that with concerns for personal autonomy vis a vis the collective,
especially given the "automated work" scenario that Rivkin proposes, local
economic systems which include personal money become more important. Rather
than deceptively simple concepts, personal money systems like LETS are
