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Time for a bit of socio-economic input perhaps .. haven't looked into it
at any depth tho'. But I'm a longtime SF fan bemoaning the rise of
infantile fantasy which seems to have taken over the genre since the 80s
:-((
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Orion's Arm: CC-licensed,
this
report from a financial institution deals with Avian Flu and financial markets
and of course the economy and the future of work.
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Avian Flu report
Subject: [Ottawadissenters] Avian Flu
reportThanks to Barry Randall for informing
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Thanks for posting, Arthur. I've skimmed
the Nesbitt Burns stuff and will look at more thoroughly when I have a little
more time. It does seem that, as a friend put it, that we are being
targeted by converging runaway trains global
warming, pandemic diseases, resource shortages,
Ed Weick wrote:
It does seem that, as a friend put it, that we are being targeted by
converging runaway trains - global warming, pandemic diseases, resource
shortages, terrorism, to mention the more outstanding ones. But then
I think we always have been the targets of such things.
A few
We aim to paint a future that is plausible at every level, from the
scientific to the social to the psychological...
Hmmm... doesn't sound like it includes Basic Income... ;-}
Chris
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Harry Pollard wrote:
HARRY: On the other hand Protection with a capital P
(which you
support) is a coercive political policy designed to
protect the
privileged at the expense of the people.
CHRIS: No, it's a collectively controlled policy designed
to protect the people and the commons
The report concludes:
Forget the each-man-for-himself psychology of protectionist and
anti-globalization rhetoric. Like it or not, we are all in this
together, and we are all dragged downward by the weakest links.
Pretty Orwellian -- actually, it's the Free Market and globalization
rhetoric
Chris, in
advanced economies, even the predator class (as you put it)must conform to
regulations set out by officials responsible for public health. The animal
to human pandemic danger is strongest where there is no regulatory system or
only a very poor one, and large numbers of people live
Ed Weick wrote:
Chris, in advanced economies, even the predator class (as you put it) must
conform to regulations set out by officials responsible for public health.
The animal to human pandemic danger is strongest where there is no
regulatory system or only a very poor one, and large numbers
Just in case
you missed these items in the news recently, the continuing rise in oil/gas
prices is affecting transportation costs, in addition to manufacturing costs in
farming and industry. One of the economic hiccups comes from reports that Wal
Mart, the Godzilla of global retail, had
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