Dear Bill and f/w friends
Thanks for this !
Comments in the below.
hugs
j
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>From: "William Bradford Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "john courtneidge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: ** 'Creating A Fair, Safe and Peaceful World' : a step by
stepcommentary : Part 3 (of 7) **
>Date: Fri, May 5, 2000, 6:15 pm
>
>John,
>
>Here are some responses to your:
>
> Part 3 of the Seven Point Action Plan:
> 'The Co-operative Way - A Seven Point
> Action Plan'
>
>3) Maximise necessary service provision (health, education, libraries,
>transport and so on) on a free-at-the-point-of-use basis, retaining money as
>>a mechanism for access to discretionary purchases.
>
>John, in the health field, there is strong evidence that provision of
>preventive and primary services is cost effective, reduces the demand on
>services in the long run, and allows for a more efficacious use of such
>services where they are turly needed.
j: And Richard Wilkinson tells us that the most cost-effective way of
reducing health care costs is to reduce inequality.
While health care is delivered 'for profit' it's activity increases
inequality, ill-health (and its future profits !!!!!! )
>
>What is needed is similar evidence for education, libraries, transport.
>The evidence may exist. I am simply not aware of it but do know that
>suburban malls pay for shuttle buses to run to the inner cities to bring
>workers to the malls so they must see them as cost effective. New Orleans
>has one of the largest retail downtown areas in the country compared to
>population and they also have one of the best public transport systems. It
>would be interesting if someone could show a relationship although a single
>case study is always tough. Joel Garreaux, in Edge City, has made some
>points for free transportation and more and more cities are providing free
>shuttle services in the downtown area.
j: Two points: 'Asphalt Nation' by Jane Holtz Kay is an excellent,
recent account of the impact of the auto on our existence (following on
books by Jane Jacobs, Victor Gruen etc etc.)
Second point: we already have a 'free at the point of use' transportation
solution - the automobile.
Problem is, it's the *****wrong****** 'free at the point of use' solution,
because cars make people selfish, trash the planet, kill animals and on and
on.
Far better that we work for the pro-social, pro-environment solutions!
>
>The case for education is more difficult since I question how much of
>education, the way it is conducted, is of use. I am my own best example
>having spent 50 of my 59 years either studying in or teaching in academic
>facilities and feel that a lot of that time was wasted [it is a good life,
>however [:>)}.
j: Please, Bill and all teaching Ffriends, don't despair.
All education systems are designed to give greatest support to the
prevailing establishment (regardless of the execrable values that those
heirarchys have ?always? had.)
However, even an imperfectly educated population is better able to create a
better educational system, than is one drowning in the superstitions born of
ignorance.
So, friends, just keep on teaching the path towards truth - it is the
journey that teaches, not the destination !!
e-hugs 2 u all
j
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>Arthritis Research Institute of America
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