Countries like Sweden which taxed their wealthy heavily, but allowed for
display of wealth, propered, even though the very wealthy left for lower
taxed regimes.
Sweden felt the pinch in the last decades with growing
unemployment and stagnation, though ofcourse, the standard
of living is
There is no democracy on a cruise ship, but people seem to like 'em.
They have a choice not to go.
Democracy means that people choose their own laws
together, and they are aware why the laws are necessary and
that they can change them when circumstances change.
The present version is only a
All together now: let us discuss things and care for things,
until we're all healthily tired, and then a good nite's rest
(with the beeper turned off!) -- and more shared meals
["communion" with a small "c" -- I almost said: "communism"
with a small "c", but I'm too much of a
Durant wrote:
This suggestion complies with the notion that
capitalism was a dynamic, progressive, new development compared with
the previous feudal rigidity. It played it's role, now it is but an
obsticle in the way of the next stage...
Eva
I am not an expert on the history of Early
Dear Rob:
A small correction on authorship. The quote was made by the columnist
Weisman, the remarks ascribed to Mr. Krugman refered to "capital accounts".
Thomas
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Cc: Future Work [EMAIL
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From: Jay Hanson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: September 5, 1998 8:12 PM
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Just imagine how fast the US would unravel if foreign oil were cut off.
People in California who have to drive 40
Thomas Lunde:
In summing up this lengthy rebuttal, I have had to do some soul searching
about my concepts. Basically, I believe people come before profit and that
people are more important than profit.
If by this you mean that people should not be economically exploited, and
that they should
Dear Mark:
Often there are posting I would like to reply to so I don't put them in a
file folder and forget them. This one of yours was one of them and it has
stood the test of time.
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Hi all,
Another approach to an income for all:
I once made the simple extrapolation that, if the decision to automate remains
the prerogative of individual firms, then the collective result may eventually
be a totally automated economy (a version of "The Tragedy of the Commons)!
With noone
Thanks very much for the sumup.
Just a couple of notes:
- If someone writes beautifully that does not necessarily
mean that his conclusions are right
- if someone experienced things - same applies.
Otherwise you should all believe me straight away, as I am probably
the only one on this list who
Hi all,
Another approach to an income for all:
I once made the simple extrapolation that, if the decision to automate remains
the prerogative of individual firms, then the collective result may eventually
be a totally automated economy (a version of "The Tragedy of the Commons)!
With noone
Is there an alternative? Could *Business Schools* be
reorganized to teach entrepreneurship as an ethical
vocation?
Come now, if you are more ethical than the next guy, you lose
the competition (you pay more wage, more for environmental
protection etc.)
Managers are taught to thoroughly
definition a social being if you are human. The most efficient
society is a fully democratic one, in which everybody has
Most efficient? We ask, with David Hume, how do you know you are right?
( Hint: corporations, armies, football teams, etc. are not democratic. )
Jay
Dear Bob:
I went to the URL you posted and I must admit that the testimonials were
awesome. However when I tried to follow some of the suggestions in red, my
browser went nowhere - so I'm left with testimonials not content. However,
to show that this is an area where I have had some thoughts,
Dear Eva:
Let me weigh in with a few comments.
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From: Durant [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: September 6, 1998 3:59 PM
Subject: Re: Question: Was there ever a Yugoslavia?
I think that Jay and I are not so sure
that democracy *can*
Dear Heiner:
Sorry for not including the original post of yours from which I got the URL
to Peter's web page at www.metaself.org/. So here is your orginal post and
the URL's should anyone else want to read them.
Respectfully,
Thomas Lunde
YOU REALLY HAVE AN INTERSTING LIST THERE: "Culture
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From: Thomas Lunde [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Future Work [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: September 6, 1998 6:00 PM
Subject: Apoligies to Mark Measday
Dear Mark:
Before you flame me, let me apoligise, as I read this posting, the comment
"you'll have the answer you stupid jerk."
Ed said:
In Economics 101, under "perfectly
competitive equilibrium", everybody is paid their full worth, and there is
no possibility of monopoly profit, since monopoly does not exist.
However,
like the much maligned economist's assumption of "rationality", perfectly
competitive equilibrium is
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