Mike, Again, no real problems with your ideas. There are some practical matters but basically you are on the right track. For example, what if someone cannot work due to injury or debilitating disease ? But this is not what I was asking. It was more along the lines of : How do we get ( induce, cajole, threaten, whatever ) the media into educating the public rather than simply feeding the public a load of bull day in and day out ? How do we get ( incentivize, cajole, etc ) the multitudes to cease and desist believing in obsolete theories of economics ? This is important because unless people stop assuming conventional ideas about the economy the mess will continue. Billy ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- 10/20/2011 1:43:21 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
Hmmm... 1. Universal higher education: Re-educate individuals whose skills become obsolete 2. Tie the safety net to employment: The unions will hate it, but citizens need to do some objectively-defined work to earn unemployment benefits 3. Government fills in the cracks: Private employers hire as they normally would, while government helps the economically displaced (either through more education or temporary work) 4. Increased tech, science, and advancement funding: There's nothing wrong with a government that leads in innovation and gives fledgling companies and citizens tools for success. 5. Companies are free to chase profit: I think a system that allows for ample opportunity for individuals to get a cutting edge education, and ensures that those who want to work can find work, is secure enough to where government can free themselves from constant intrusion in the private sector. -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
