To flourish the welfare state requires favorable economics and demographics: rapid economic growth to pay for social benefits; and young populations to support the old. Both economics and demographics (in the US) have moved adversely. The paradox is that the welfare state, designed to improve security and dampen social conflict, now looms as an engine for insecurity, … [Read more...] about The Welfare State’s Reckoning
Archives for December 2011
The Weight of Walmart
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Occupy Theme Song
The Occupy movement needs a song. I was playing the song At the End of the Day from the musical Les Miserable on the piano the other day when Wendy, my daughter-in-law and I both thought "that’s perfect for the Occupy Movement.” Here are the words. They’re not perfect, but they say a lot about what’s happening in America today. At the End of the Day [1823, … [Read more...] about Occupy Theme Song