On Tue, 7 Oct 1997, Thomas Lunde wrote;
> Douthwaite points out so eloquently, at the level of the rules of
> capitalism, employees are just a victim to the needs of profit and taxes
> with little or no consideration to the human level of families, children,
> health, creativity and community.
Perhaps, but it strikes me that people, some of whom grow up to be
employees, are just victims of the needs to propogate the race with little
or no considertion to the human level of families, children, health,
reativity and community.
> As we on FutureWork continue to explore and educate ourselves around the
> topic of work, it becomes apparent that to ignore the macro forces inherent
> within an economic philosophy such as capitalism creates an incomplete
> model for solving the concept of redistributing income through wages and
> work.
One of those macroforces must surely be demographics.
And redistribute income we must, it is the single imperative of our
> humanity.
I am leery of single imperatives in anything as complex as the human
condition just as I am leery of birth control as a primary solution to
income inequalities.
>
