Ethics are going to be definitely reinvented getting greeedy individuals and corporations under control. Allan
On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 2:59 PM, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > A recent example: "Reinventing Ethics" by Howard Gardner > > http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/23/reinventing-ethics/?src=rechp > > On Sep 24, 7:50 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > The government decides how to spend/mis-spend the taxes and fees they > > raise because we thought it wise at one time to give them that power. > > Banks have altered their function and don't forget credit cards as > > unsecured loans. Somehow, my mind drifted to Plato's "Republic"- but > > there are many examples of attempts to organize society- none of > > which, imho, has done a very good job. There is an impossible lack of > > control particularly since the advent of Liberalism. > > > > On Sep 22, 6:29 pm, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I think the germ of the idea is in this Don. All money essentially > > > comes from government - what we get from banks is debt. Street-up > > > decision-making isn't all of it as rigsy points out. > > > > > On 22 Sep, 12:26, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > You still have to deal with priorities on that list, however. > Stadiums > > > > might trump infrastructure. > > > > > > On Sep 22, 5:22 am, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > http://professional.wsj.com/article/SB1000087239639044416580457800851... > > > > > > > This is what I'm talking about! Decentralization is key. I believe > this is > > > > > your busy bees at work Neil. > > > > > > > "Peer networks don't have to involve digital technology. Twenty > years ago, > > > > > the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre pioneered a radical new > technique called > > > > > "participatory budgeting." Each year, the city's 16 regions > conduct general > > > > > assemblies in which neighbors debate priorities for the budget: > school > > > > > construction, sewer repair, bridge building. The assemblies create > a ranked > > > > > list of projects, and the government disperses funds accordingly. > The money > > > > > comes from the state, but the decision of what to fund comes from > the > > > > > street." > > > > > > > dj- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > > > > -- ( ) |_D Allan Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living. I am a Natural Airgunner - Full of Hot Air & Ready To Expel It Quickly. --
