Given the extraordinary challenges and opportunities our species enjoys, I would suggest that (intelligent) policy is more important than ever.
These are exhilarating times and we are I think fortunate to be part of them. Cheers, Lawry Sent from my iPhone On Feb 19, 2013, at 2:28 PM, "michael gurstein" <[email protected]> wrote: > If what folks are saying is that policy doesn't matter any more, I disagree… > (The US is of course, a special case because of the extremely sorry state in > which its legislative apparatus has fallen largely because of the > depredations and irresponsibilities of the Republicans in Congress.) > > > > Otherwise things like NAFTA, energy policy, minimum wages, market access > policies etc.etc. matter very much for putting (some) people into poverty and > taking (some) people out of poverty. For a fine example of the positive role > of policy one need only look at policy driven huge moves out of absolute > poverty in Brazil and Venezuela in the last decade (and moves in the other > direction under the direct supervision of the European and particularly > German central banks in Spain and Greece. > > > > M > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ed Weick > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 1:04 PM > To: 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION,EDUCATION'; > [email protected] > Subject: [Ottawadissenters] Re: [Futurework] Poverty etc. in the greatest > country on earth > > > > > > When it comes to this kind of thing, the Oval Office doesn't seem to matter > any more. If it changes, it may not be for the better. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Arthur Cordell > > To: 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION,EDUCATION' ; > [email protected] > > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 12:47 PM > > Subject: Re: [Futurework] Poverty etc. in the greatest country on earth > > > > This will all change once we get a Democrat into the Oval Office. Oooops. > There is a Democrat in the Oval Office!!! > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ed Weick > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 11:29 AM > To: 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION'; > [email protected] > Subject: [Futurework] Poverty etc. in the greatest country on earth > > > > Interesting stats on life in the US: > > > > http://www.alternet.org/economy/9-economic-facts-will-make-your-head-spin?akid=10075.1074389.ddi3P6&rd=1&src=newsletter796736&t=3&paging=off > > > > Ed > > _______________________________________________ > Futurework mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework > > > __._,_.___ > Reply via web post Reply to sender Reply to group Start a New > Topic Messages in this topic (5) > RECENT ACTIVITY: > Visit Your Group > Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use • Send us > Feedback > . > > __,_._,___
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