The atoms in society are families and businesses which at the small level are collected into associations which are collected and eventually form some sort of cohesive whole more less recognized as a nation.
We had some pretty interesting ideas starting out with the USA, but a funny thing happened between the articles of confederation and the constitution of the USA. The capitalists under Hamilton had better scamsters than Jefferson had idealists. It never really got going.
Presently we see the right wing constant war thing not working out so well, with USA picking fights were we have no interest and picking the losing side where we do. The left wing welfare thing is falling apart with the borders a mess and the government unions being disassembled.
In Michigan it started with a bit of benefit cutback, and California is heading to the same goal with a different route, attacking union seniority. For the beneficiaries the fight is existential because although these are very small and acceptable bites, there is no rational end to the biting, the teacher unions are expendable and their liabilities (owed to the beneficiaries) dischargeable. We all know something has to give, and the news tells us who is going to pay (or more accurately, not going to be paid.)
The center will not hold, and for those who control the corporation, this is of no concern whatsoever. Those in charge now will be in charge apres deluge, only things will be a little be worse. We no longer study the classics for the simple reason we have seen all this before. News flash by news flash, response and effect, it is all a replay.
And as one who learned when they still taught the classics, my advice is go atomic. Family, small business, associations. There is where refuge might be.
Feel free to forward this by email to three of your friends.
We had some pretty interesting ideas starting out with the USA, but a funny thing happened between the articles of confederation and the constitution of the USA. The capitalists under Hamilton had better scamsters than Jefferson had idealists. It never really got going.
Presently we see the right wing constant war thing not working out so well, with USA picking fights were we have no interest and picking the losing side where we do. The left wing welfare thing is falling apart with the borders a mess and the government unions being disassembled.
In Michigan it started with a bit of benefit cutback, and California is heading to the same goal with a different route, attacking union seniority. For the beneficiaries the fight is existential because although these are very small and acceptable bites, there is no rational end to the biting, the teacher unions are expendable and their liabilities (owed to the beneficiaries) dischargeable. We all know something has to give, and the news tells us who is going to pay (or more accurately, not going to be paid.)
The center will not hold, and for those who control the corporation, this is of no concern whatsoever. Those in charge now will be in charge apres deluge, only things will be a little be worse. We no longer study the classics for the simple reason we have seen all this before. News flash by news flash, response and effect, it is all a replay.
And as one who learned when they still taught the classics, my advice is go atomic. Family, small business, associations. There is where refuge might be.
Feel free to forward this by email to three of your friends.
0 comments:
Post a Comment