Spiritual/Political/Philosophical Blog on the Nature of Truth and Falsehood and Heaven
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Tuesday, August 06, 2002 Slaves to the system Most conservatives no longer seem to notice, nor liberals either, that a single income used to support a family (even large ones) in this country. Liberals, of course, see women leaving home to work as an example of the beautiful liberation they have gained for them. Conservatives tend to see it as market forces at work, and selfishness at play - families seek a second income so they can afford lots of nice things. It has simply become a fact of life which no one seems to question much anymore - women working while having children. In most cases, it's because people have to work unless they have extra income from elsewhere. When women are taken out of the home by necessity, so many more bad things happen than good to a society. Recently, I was reading how the last surge in productivity from Americans had been squeezed to the last drop. The increase from the integration of computers into business and other means of increase had reached their limit. People were putting in as much time at work as was humanely (productively) possible. But they're not getting paid for it, and they're not likely to get paid more if production rates stabilize. What's left? We put our women to work, we work harder and longer than any other people on earth, and incomes can expect to decline over time against even low inflation. Even our young people go to work more often for more hours for income to meet their desires. Ever since I can recall, America has always run huge trade deficits. I've never quite figured out where the money came from to create more wealth when trade was imbalanced. But I know very little about economics - I expect it to make sense. There is no question that America is the most creative and innovative culture in history, and our science is not likely to suffer anytime soon from exhaustion or disinterest. Same with entrepreneurship, but one wonders how long such nose to the grindstone, work like a slave attitudes can survive. posted by Mark Butterworth | 12:16 AM | |
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