What I've liked about the many columns and few books by Krugman that I've read is that, like me, he doesn't like the growing income gap between the rich and poor, the growing power of money, the hollowing out of the economy by the application of technology and the export of jobs, and the growth and disenfranchisement of the poor. While he is an economist, a Nobel laureate at that, I see him more as a commentator who is pointing at growing problems that need attention and consistent work even if they are very difficult to resolve.
Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: Arthur Cordell To: 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION,EDUCATION' Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 2:33 PM Subject: Re: [Futurework] [Ottawadissenters] Hey,you gotta watch dem machines... But through his incessant trumpeting of outdated solutions he blocks innovative thinking, new ideas. Yes he asks some questions but seems to fear going down the road to possible solutions. Arthur From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of michael gurstein Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 1:51 PM To: 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION' Subject: Re: [Futurework] [Ottawadissenters] Hey, you gotta watch dem machines... But then all we have is the neo-lib conventional wisdom Economics 101 echo chamber. At least he asks a few of the right questions. M From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Arthur Cordell Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 10:44 AM To: 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION'; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Futurework] [Ottawadissenters] Hey, you gotta watch dem machines... Let's put Krugman out to pasture. He is becoming repetitive and boring. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sally Lerner Sent: Friday, December 28, 2012 3:13 PM To: RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Futurework] [Ottawadissenters] Hey, you gotta watch dem machines... Yes, the bit tax, and basic income as well. Let's put Krugman in the loop. Sally ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of Arthur Cordell [[email protected]] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2012 12:11 PM To: [email protected]; 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION' Subject: Re: [Futurework] [Ottawadissenters] Hey, you gotta watch dem machines... Seems like Krugman is finally beginning to move away from his learned dogma. Perhaps he has been reading Keith's postings. In any event time to think about policies for a digital economy and time to think again about the bit tax as a way of distributing the productivity of a highly automated economy so as to maintain effective demand. Arthur From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ed Weick Sent: Friday, December 28, 2012 7:05 AM To: 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION,EDUCATION'; [email protected] Subject: [Ottawadissenters] Hey, you gotta watch dem machines... Krugman's piece in this morning's NYTimes appears to take us well into the realm of science fiction. But then maybe it isn't fiction any more? http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/28/opinion/krugman-is-growth-over.html?hp&_r=0 Ed __._,_.___ Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch to Fully Featured Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe __,_._,___ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
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