jetpack domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /mnt/stor08-wc1-ord1/694335/916773/www.tvhe.co.nz/web/content/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131updraftplus domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /mnt/stor08-wc1-ord1/694335/916773/www.tvhe.co.nz/web/content/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131avia_framework domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /mnt/stor08-wc1-ord1/694335/916773/www.tvhe.co.nz/web/content/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131And this often gets dismissed as nothing more than a pessimistic view of human nature.”
Wow, I can’t believe how bad my spelling is when I don’t read through things!!
Still yes, agreed – I also enjoy being called “unrealistic” when I don’t agree with their specific view of how the world works.
Ultimately, I believe that lots of people think most other people are stupid – but they don’t see the interesting contradiction such a view causes when they move outside themselves and realise that a lot of other people feel the same way.
]]>And this often gets dismissed as nothing more than a pessimistic view of human nature.
]]>Although it sounds like he is trying to sell a competing utopian idea. The difficulty I find with a lot of these type of discussion on society is that they lose site of the incentives and behaviour of the individuals – the very people that form the society. Ahhh well, c’est la vie
]]>Yeah thats it too. That criticism carries more weight, I think, because the guy who wrote it shares the overall beliefs of Parecons creator.
]]>Indeed that is very true – the stronger unions are, the easier it is to suffer from a “wage-price spiral”. However, if we are in a situation where the central bank is already credible, this should not be a big issue – except for the fact that it may reduce the Bank’s ability to smooth shocks in the economy.
As a result, the true trade-off is between the wage bargaining power of unions and current employees, and the variability in output and employment in the economy. A very interesting thing to think about!
]]>Inflation also needs to be taken into account
]]>http://www.zmag.org/znet/viewArticle/4348
😛
]]>You may have had to search for a while to find this critique.
Heh, “Nonsense on Stilts”.
]]>Are you assuming that those people have the same definition of “unhappy” as you do? 🙂 ”
True 😛
So Parecon is a book aye – over the first few pages the argument seems to be “things are as good as the ‘ideal’ world could be – therefore “capitalism” is not the best way to structure society”. Hmmm.
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Are you assuming that those people have the same definition of “unhappy” as you do? 🙂
PS. If you want an entertaining read go and google Parecon.
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