Few suggestions for dealing with the recession are based in reality. Just ignoring all the problems won’t make them go away, and throwing money at them without a long-term plan will increase the national debt without addressing the underlying causes. The United States has lost more than 3.2 million factory jobs since 2000. That total [...]
Economic Health Requires Revolutionary Change (Part 2)
A new type of pollution is making the air unfit to breathe these days. Carbon-based fuel is no longer our biggest problem. Fear mixed with hate-filled language aimed at the people around us has turned into a toxic mix that is beginning to choke us all. While everyone seems to be looking for someone else [...]
Economic Health Requires Revolutionary Change (Part 1)
Corrected 11/19/08 Most people in America understand that radical change is overdue in this country. The votes they cast in the last election signaled this basic understanding. Few people who cast those votes understand how much change is needed to save the U.S. economy and economies around the world. Low wages don’t leave room in [...]