Greetings from halfway through our Mr. Mom 'vacation'. It is nice in a way to be relaxing on a Sunday evening, but a bit unsettling too as it makes me think of those currently unemployed or even those under-employed. My thoughts go out to you.
The stats are frightening. The article focuses on the difficulty faced by young males, but each story of a person unemployed but looking for work is a tragedy on so many levels.
What is this system we employ that does this? What is this system we employ that harms our environment (and by extension us and our civilization)?
Is it dead?
'The new capitalist model that emerges from this crisis must operate according to more consistent principles.' Hrmmph.
Is that possible? And do we mean 'moral' principles? Does that come into play? What does it cost?
It is tough sometimes when it seems there are so many questions and few answers. Personally, and it has always been hard for me to articulate it properly, I do think we need to pull the reigns back on the capitalism doggie (which creates and created much innovation and technology) and explore growth (spiritual? emotional?) in other areas. Not that that answers all the questions... or doesn't create many, many questions itself.
On this night however I do offer my best thoughts to you whom wants work but can't find it or has had something else taken from you in this, arguably, depression. I don't have all the answers or all the money or I would do even better by you.
The stats are frightening. The article focuses on the difficulty faced by young males, but each story of a person unemployed but looking for work is a tragedy on so many levels.
What is this system we employ that does this? What is this system we employ that harms our environment (and by extension us and our civilization)?
Is it dead?
'The new capitalist model that emerges from this crisis must operate according to more consistent principles.' Hrmmph.
Is that possible? And do we mean 'moral' principles? Does that come into play? What does it cost?
It is tough sometimes when it seems there are so many questions and few answers. Personally, and it has always been hard for me to articulate it properly, I do think we need to pull the reigns back on the capitalism doggie (which creates and created much innovation and technology) and explore growth (spiritual? emotional?) in other areas. Not that that answers all the questions... or doesn't create many, many questions itself.
On this night however I do offer my best thoughts to you whom wants work but can't find it or has had something else taken from you in this, arguably, depression. I don't have all the answers or all the money or I would do even better by you.
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