You keep the walls of your shower scrubbed to get rid of the mildew. The mildew will come back. Scrubbing it just keeps it in check. Same story with society: We keep scrubbing. If we stop scrubbing, the mildew takes over. Same with the broader society. All we can do is keep the bums in check. If we stop this, the bums take over.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Kurtz Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 5:19 PM To: Futurework Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Futurework] [Ottawadissenters] "Institute for New Economic Thinking" my comment: Markets have rarely been "free." Warlords, Lords of the Manor, Plantation owners, LandLords, then lobbyists for industries and corrupt politicians...all devise a fixed (crooked) system to the best of their ability. Subsidies, tariffs, taxes of all sorts are just some of the tools that tilt the playing field. So, the challenge is to dis-empower the power elite (tough) and install regulations which are in the public interest. Of course as soon as the bums are replaced, self interest can begin working its tricks in any new system. New bums somehow always seem to find their way to the top. Steve ==================================== _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
