What can we do to change the minds of decision makers and people in general to actually do something about preparing for the forthcoming economic/energy crises (the ones after this one!)?
I experience pleasure and pains, and pursue goals in service of them, so I cannot reasonably deny the right of other sentient agents to do the same - Steven Pinker
David Siegel wrote:The economy doesn't currently pose a threat to your job. What does threaten your job however, is another 4 years of the same Presidential administration. Of course, as your employer, I can't tell you whom to vote for, and I certainly wouldn't interfere with your right to vote for whomever you choose.
that compassionate man also, amongst the many other things he finds time for, wrote:My motivation to work and to provide jobs will be destroyed, and with it, so will your opportunities.
I experience pleasure and pains, and pursue goals in service of them, so I cannot reasonably deny the right of other sentient agents to do the same - Steven Pinker
Maybe his "reward" for all his hard work is a bit excessive. No problem with him having more than most people in return for his hard work, risk taking, and the number of jobs he's created, but it doesn't mean he has to be a greedy bastard. Despite the long hours, his life has probably been a bit more pleasant than the employees who help to keep his employees fit for work by cleaning the bogs, and I bet they don't live in luxury as their reward.
I experience pleasure and pains, and pursue goals in service of them, so I cannot reasonably deny the right of other sentient agents to do the same - Steven Pinker
So. The American people have chosen cyanide over strychnine. The Republicans should be jubilant - Obama is proving more to the right than Bush.
Oh, and we can now look forward to Paul Ryan (or worse) as POTUS.
I experience pleasure and pains, and pursue goals in service of them, so I cannot reasonably deny the right of other sentient agents to do the same - Steven Pinker
emordnilap wrote:So. The American people have chosen cyanide over strychnine. The Republicans should be jubilant - Obama is proving more to the right than Bush.
Oh, and we can now look forward to Paul Ryan (or worse) as POTUS.
Wishing for Obama to win the election, as I did, is a bit like having to wipe your arse after going for a shit. It's really not very pleasant but the alternative is even worse.
I think it important to remember that the Republicans control the House of Representatives and therefore the purse strings. The President has little real power but has to give away concessions hither and thither in the hope of getting anything he wants.