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Words to live by
Let's begin with capitalism, a word that has gone largely out of fashion. The approved reference now is to the market system. This shift minimizes --indeed, deletes-- the role of wealth in the economic and social system. And it sheds the adverse connotation going back to Marx. Instead of the owners of capital or their attendants in control, we have the admirably impersonal role of market forces. It would be hard to think of a change in terminology more in the interest of those to whom money accords power. They have now a functional anonymity. But most of the people who use the new designation --economists, in particular-- are innocent as to the effect. They see nothing wrong with their bland, descriptive terminology. They pay no attention to the important question: Whether money "wealth" accords a special power. (It does.) Thus the term innocent fraud. Subscribe Buttons                    | |
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I think people want a "Journalist" (be it professional or hobby) to provide plain language information that they can take home and cross reference and check and research on their own instead of caustic and extreme one end or the other of the issues.
Everyone wants some sanity to the health care issues, no one wants to talk about the UK and Canada where folks who are ill have to wait 6 to 9 months to see a specialist or get tests run. Folks need to have all the facts, not just the parts that support anyone's political objective. Voters can't make informed choices if they dont have balanced reporting.
I would point out that blogging allows a discussion about UK vs Canadian vs US health care means and methods by folks who actually use the systems, in ways never before possible. I do it on my page every day about whatever issues. I have readers from Asia, Australia, Canada, UK, all regions of the US, etc etc.
The other premise is it needs to be a safe place, where anyone feels comfortable to express there views without fear of attack.