Just a thought: what if we stopped measuring the economy by the state of the stock market and started measuring it based on how many people are housed and clothed and fed?
@rbreich probably won’t happen because it would make obvious that capitalism steals from workers.
@rbreich Golly, that would be logical.
@rbreich
You are full of brilliant ideas, and I look forward to your postings.
@rbreich a good first step would be to end quarterly reports and force investors away from speculative trading.
@rbreich but then how will the rich people make money? Why doesn’t anyone think of the rich people?
@rbreich how about an owner to slave ratio?
@rbreich easy. Rich people have friends that run the media and government
@rbreich I knew I liked you. Then I saw the MINI and it was confirmed!
@rbreich I would really love to see that model. Is this something you could create?
@rbreich it is getting worse when we hear the new narrativ „we cant feed them all without risking climate collapse“ This economy is founded on the soulders of poor people,and it ever will be.
@rbreich we have similar problems in the UK and recently a political party had deliberately run things to make the inequalities worse
@rbreich but then we'd have to, you know, start thinking about not-rich people. I think it would probably break something.
@rbreich you have a choice at the start of your life-to live in the country with the most money or the happiest people-what do you choose?
@johnnyrsj @rbreich
As Eugene Levy proved lately, the place with the happiest population is COLD!
So, I want to compromise…say Denmark.
@rbreich Thank you sir! I’ve always known the economic updates were completely skewed and in no way a reflection of life at our kitchen table.
@rbreich That would never sit well with the greedy and callous (read: heartless).
@rbreich But Professor Reich, how would the economic elite constantly destabilize politics if we used reliable economic measures?