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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2017 14:59:36 GMT
If research shows all this, why are governments so keen to punish the ill? It is all very well saying they are not as unwell as those in the ESA support group, but to qualify for any kind of ESA you need a reasonably long term health condition. The Tories clearly don't see any of the points raised in the article as a problem in the UK:
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/more-5000-sick-disabled-benefit-10998571
Either that or it is committing genocide. I know which explanation I believe.
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Post by Admin on Aug 17, 2017 19:05:12 GMT
If research shows all this, why are governments so keen to punish the ill? It is all very well saying they are not as unwell as those in the ESA support group, but to qualify for any kind of ESA you need a reasonably long term health condition. The Tories clearly don't see any of the points raised in the article as a problem in the UK:
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/more-5000-sick-disabled-benefit-10998571
Either that or it is committing genocide. I know which explanation I believe.
Given that by far the most significant factor within Global & social issues is structural / systemic, none of the current system makes much sense. i suppose that the current system serves a certain percentage of people, especially those at the top, regardless of the costs to the rest of society, civilisation & environment. i don't know why more people don't do something about it all, at least see it all for what it is. i find the entire thing all a bit mad & nonsensical, given that i'd see viable alternatives to all areas.
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Post by Admin on Aug 18, 2017 6:47:55 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2017 11:46:06 GMT
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Post by Admin on Aug 27, 2017 12:15:29 GMT
It will ultimately serve the elites same as the current system does.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2017 13:55:01 GMT
Isn't that always the way in large, more complex societies? The powerful manipulate it for their own ends. It was the same in 'Communist' states. Don't all tribes and smaller societies have leaders though, and disproportionate levels of power? There is probably more of a community mindset, especially in tribes, and everyone is cared for, but it seems the larger the system, the more negligence, inequality and even deliberate malevolence exists. Any good idea can be and is distorted and used for the benefit of the elite, and that doesn't just apply in any way to politics. That may be another reason that many are cynical of change, as it always seems to be as corrupt as it always has been.
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Post by Admin on Aug 27, 2017 18:29:42 GMT
Isn't that always the way in large, more complex societies? The powerful manipulate it for their own ends. It was the same in 'Communist' states. Don't all tribes and smaller societies have leaders though, and disproportionate levels of power? There is probably more of a community mindset, especially in tribes, and everyone is cared for, but it seems the larger the system, the more negligence, inequality and even deliberate malevolence exists. Any good idea can be and is distorted and used for the benefit of the elite, and that doesn't just apply in any way to politics. That may be another reason that many are cynical of change, as it always seems to be as corrupt as it always has been. i don't have an answer to it all? Certain areas / knowledge makes far more sense to me, but it doesn't to others. People don't agree on anything. A lot of what i see is a lot of argument & polemics around everything. Most of it i see as a collective insanity.
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Post by Admin on Aug 27, 2017 18:47:17 GMT
Certainly Nothing that i can do about it all. & i think that there is a very deliberate suppression of humanity & certain areas, as well as certain deep agendas at play.
Exactly why that is & what the exact details of it all are i'm Not 100% sure, But i think that certainly is the case & has been for some 12 thousand years.
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Post by Admin on Aug 28, 2017 8:53:39 GMT
Basic Income: A Way Forward for the Left? www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfAxpc-r_EMPublished on 15 Apr 2017 The idea of a Universal Basic Income (UBI) has been championed by both progressives and conservatives. Not everyone on the left, however, is behind the idea. Is the UBI a means of redistributing wealth, attacking poverty and protecting workers from technological displacement? Or will basic income serve to advance an agenda of austerity and privatization? This important debate features two speakers speaking in favour of the left support for Basic Income and two against. Featuring: * John Clarke, Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) [speaking against] * Jessica Sikora, OPSEU Local 586 [speaking against] * Josephine Grey, Low Income Families Together (LIFT) [speaking in favour] * Guy Caron, MP (NDP) and Federal Leadership Candidate [speaking in favour] Moderator: Avi Lewis, The Leap. Opening remarks: Kikélola Roach, Unifor Sam Gindin Chair in Social Justice & Democracy, Ryerson University. Recorded in Toronto, 13 March 2017.
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Post by Admin on Aug 29, 2017 10:56:48 GMT
via Paul B. Hartzog: The Future of Economics: From Complexity to Commons By Paul B. Hartzog, Futurist This article looks at three crucial insights for the future of economics: Complex adaptive systems; how technologies of cooperation enable commons-based peer-to-peer networks; and why we need complex adaptive systems to understand new economies - medium.com/@oecd/the-future-of-economics-from-complexity-to-commons-a7d09d21a052
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Post by Admin on Aug 31, 2017 13:43:58 GMT
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Post by Admin on Sept 1, 2017 9:05:33 GMT
www.fastcompany.com/40439316/are-you-ready-to-consider-that-capitalism-is-the-real-problem"None of this is actually radical. Our leaders will tell us that these ideas are not feasible, but what is not feasible is the assumption that we can carry on with the status quo. If we keep pounding on the wedge of inequality and chewing through our living planet, the whole thing is going to implode. The choice is stark, and it seems people are waking up to it in large numbers: Either we evolve into a future beyond capitalism, or we won’t have a future at all." Do the majority of people actually understand what the realities of this choice are?
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Post by Admin on Sept 4, 2017 10:49:29 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2017 13:51:27 GMT
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Post by Admin on Sept 10, 2017 17:26:28 GMT
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