Another homerun out of the park ala Krugman. Thanks Arthur. Is the tide changing?
REH -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Arthur Cordell Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 11:41 AM To: [email protected]; 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION' Subject: [Futurework] FW: Time to Start Thinking by Edward Luce Note: Luce was interviewed on Charlie Rose. His remedy for middle class decline is to present a massive program to meet a massive challenge. He suggests a Marshall Plan type of approach aimed at remedying middle class decline: spending on education, research, infrastructure, etc, etc. He is disappointed in both Obama and Romney in their stance that there is no decline and in their refusal to deal with a divided America. Time to Start Thinking America in the Age of Descent By Edward Luce Subject: Time to Start Thinking by Edward Luce http://www.groveatlantic.com/?title=Time+to+Start+Thinking Time to Start Thinking is a book destined to spark debate among liberals and conservatives alike. Drawing on his decades of exceptional journalism and his connections in Washington and around the world, Luce advances a carefully constructed and controversial argument that America is losing its position at the top of the world's pecking order. He supports this argument with his interviews with key players in politics and business, from U.S. senators, senior White House officials, Fortune 100 chief executives, and many others, including Bill Gates and Admiral Mike Mullen. Luce's central thesis is that America is sleepwalking into economic and geopolitical decline. In a tightly argued book, Luce turns his attention to a number of critical issues set to determine America's future: the changing structure of the U.S. economy, the continued polarization of American politics, the debilitating effect of the "permanent election campaign," the challenges involved in the overhaul of the country's public education system, the desperate situation facing America's middle class, and the health of American innovation in technology and business. His conclusion investigates America's dwindling options in a world where the pace is increasingly being set elsewhere. Luce turns particular attention to Washington-he identifies the city's insidious lobbying culture, the politicians' constant need to fund raise, and the lack of bipartisanship as key stumbling blocks to an effectively functioning political system. As distressing as it is important, Time to Start Thinking presents an America in economic, social, and political crisis. Those unwilling to face up to this reality may be tempted to blindly trust in American exceptionalism-but Luce argues that it is American pragmatism that will be the key to securing America's future, if it is to be secured. Sent from my iPad _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
