Re:U.S. Jobless Rate May Soar to 30%, Fed’s Bullard Says
by TheSpiceIsLife on Sunday March 22, 2020 @08:09PM
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Ultimately, "the economy" is just a shared fiction.
We can tell ourselves a different story about what's important..
We certainly haven't been optimising for anyone's well being in a holistic sense, so maybe we should try telling ourselves that is important. You know, basic food, clothing, shelter, medical care for all. Maybe even some serious discussion on where we are and where we want to be 10, 50, 100 years from now.
If everything is pitched as a competition, as it has been, of course there's going to be losers and winners. I'm not convinced it has to be that way.
We can tell ourselves a different story about what's important..
We certainly haven't been optimising for anyone's well being in a holistic sense, so maybe we should try telling ourselves that is important. You know, basic food, clothing, shelter, medical care for all. Maybe even some serious discussion on where we are and where we want to be 10, 50, 100 years from now.
If everything is pitched as a competition, as it has been, of course there's going to be losers and winners. I'm not convinced it has to be that way.