tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903235483068862940.post5273860359988701025..comments2024-03-19T15:24:48.864-07:00Comments on Green Eagle: EducationGreen Eaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13477132834757467690noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903235483068862940.post-85363510886741386152016-10-07T10:44:57.357-07:002016-10-07T10:44:57.357-07:00They will think "its all okay" until the...They will think "its all okay" until the "lumpen proletariat" rise upmand take it away from them...probably by violent means.Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903235483068862940.post-1586601015415478972016-10-07T10:02:39.288-07:002016-10-07T10:02:39.288-07:00Let me make my point a little more strongly: If a...Let me make my point a little more strongly: If a guaranteed income is not provided, within two generations, the entire industrialized world is going to dissolve into chaos and endless violence, as a very large part of its population descends into what the Marxists used to call the "lumpen proletariat-" people with no hopes of ever living sustainable lives. Of course, the prospect of another generation or so of ignoring global warming is not any better, and dealing with that is being fought at every step, so I guess no one will want to deal with this either. The results of these two threats are ominous almost beyond imagining, but in the meantime, the Trumps and Kochs and Waltons of this world are going to live a great life, so I guess it's all okay.Green Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477132834757467690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903235483068862940.post-49238148510256413012016-10-07T01:41:56.925-07:002016-10-07T01:41:56.925-07:00Low wages are bad business. You will not have an e...Low wages are bad business. You will not have an enthusiastic and reliable workforce. The people you do hire cannot spend enough to make other businesses profitable and in turn contribute to the economy that supports YOUR business. A minimum wage for the unskilled youth down the road is therefore good for someone like me who has had more time to economically evolve. <br />He's not going to kill me just for my lunch, for one thing.<br /><br />Walmart has no penetration in the Australian market because it doesn't pay enough to satisfy our regulations. Costco does, and is doing great business here. <br /><br />But more broadly occupations are not properly valued against what they mean to the community. A nurse who saves your life, or an early childhood worker who cares for your young children - surely the most important thing in this world - may earn less than the person who markets your deodorant.<br /><br />Perceived wealth - which is what money is, you can't eat it - is at a killing disconnect with things of material or moral value, and it's fucking up our civilisation.<br /><br />Furthermore, there is no appropriate gradation of obligation according to your money-based power. Meaning... the rich aren't paying taxes and you are. They aren't held accountable for their crimes. They aren't asked to contribute to the community that sustains them. Past a certain point, executive salaries are so high they could be fired in a month for gross incompetence and still be set for life.Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423673258718941141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903235483068862940.post-22387620176682956302016-10-06T22:09:28.749-07:002016-10-06T22:09:28.749-07:00We pretty much have a consensus on a minimum wage....We pretty much have a consensus on a minimum wage. It is now time to expand that concept to a minimum annual income. It would make us a better and safe place.Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903235483068862940.post-40713718228973386212016-10-06T17:34:33.115-07:002016-10-06T17:34:33.115-07:00Absolutely. I've been talking to my son about ...Absolutely. I've been talking to my son about the need to roll back some mechanization, to create pleasant occupations for normal people. I'd start with receptionists...think how lovely it would be to speak to a human when you call a company or institution.6-7 hours a day 4-5 days a week would do it. And anyone who wanted to do more, make more, would be welcome to figure out a way. But artists, dreamers, gardeners, pet-lovers, etc. could have enough for weed, food and stuff.Poll P.noreply@blogger.com