Is a Contraction in the Global Economy the End of Gross Wealth or the Beginning of Real Abundance?
A few thoughts?
Is greed good?
Does cutting costs, particularly income as a cost of production papaurise societies?
Is increasing monetary policy working against sustainability?
How do we reconcile the diminishing returns (wellbeing and balance) 0f planetary resources with economic growth?
I remember as a young economics student asking my… Continue reading
The Market Price of Education
Should education be a business or is it in the public interest to have it fully funded by taxes paid by the public? Should it be users pay or available to all those who seek a higher education? Are the wealthy the smarter class and those favoured for higher education? Should wealthy foreign students be… Continue reading
A Fools Quantum Leap into a Future Ready for Possibilities
The ending will usher in a new beginning.
A Fools Quantum Leap into a Future Ready for Possibilities
I dip the ink,
Into an endless well,
I swirl and tap,
For the words drip from the tip of the quill,
I become still,
As inspiration flows into the heart of my inquiry.
The Agora for… Continue reading
An Economic Movement with Hands and No Time
Wisdom is indeed the highest knowledge.
An Economic Movement With Hands and No Time
Do you really believe everything you are told?
Are you your role?
Is your goal to make more money?
To buy a nice car?
To travel to a desert island?
To be successful?
What is the meaning of your life?
Economic Power and Banana Republics
The mantra of free markets or market fundamentalism was used to give power to business based on the assumption that free markets allocate resources more efficiently and maximise profits with less regulation. That certainly underlines the motifs of Australian politics many of whom have not come up to speed with the reality of declining market… Continue reading
In the End Will We Thrive?
I was shown this film a while ago and it provides an alternative view of the economic/political nexus that shapes our world. I have to say the author of this film, Foster Gamble is very brave as he is making some very strong allegations. What I found interesting in the beginning of the film was… Continue reading