tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post5204641504285172017..comments2024-02-13T01:25:33.947-05:00Comments on The Gods Are Bored: Closing GapsAnne Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478513906953607043noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-10290849149930686582013-04-14T20:15:26.151-04:002013-04-14T20:15:26.151-04:00Unfortunately, that may be no longer possible in t...Unfortunately, that may be no longer possible in today's world. the gap is widening between the upper class and the lower class and the middle has all but disappeared. The days of having a job with a living wage are going too -- and there are fewer jobs than people. Jobs have not only disappeared to China, but they have been automated out of existence, and "efficiency-ed" out of existence. One of the big efficiencies of Big Corporations is the ending of jobs -- jobs that are redundant in a big company, but were needed in a bunch of small businesses. <br />To improve our future, we need to start "job ecology" -- the idea that the purpose of business is to create long term full time jobs rather than profit. Sure, to create long term jobs, the company must make a profit, but it does NOT need to be supremely profitable, or as efficient as possible. Lots of small businesses works better than a few big businesses for this purpose. If, as the Supreme Court says, corporations are persons, then corporations should not be allowed to buy and sell each other, as that is slavery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-89018724671446044342013-04-12T19:53:35.467-04:002013-04-12T19:53:35.467-04:00Ever read "A Brave New World?" A society...Ever read "A Brave New World?" A society of Alphas fails. Someone has to do the "dirty work" of keeping society functioning and we have somehow turned the idea of earning your living via labor or direct services (anything and everything from teaching, nursing, emergency medical care, janitorial services, landscaping, the list is nigh endless) into shameful endeavors. Why? Because my hands might get dirty in the process? Please.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com