http://www.damienriley.com/bad-economy/ blog of a teacher, songwriter, and lifelong learner Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:36:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.damienriley.com/bad-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-6355 Damien Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:18:42 +0000 http://podcast.damienriley.com/?p=131#comment-6355 @<a href="#comment-93" rel="nofollow">Bobbie Dawn</a>: That is an excellent comment. While I don't veer as left as mentioning reliance on the earth and creating your own shelter, I think there is some value in "downsizing" the way we see success. It may even turn out that we are happier renting a "flat" in England than getting 4 acres on a ridiculous loan to keep up with the American Jones's. @Bobbie Dawn: That is an excellent comment. While I don’t veer as left as mentioning reliance on the earth and creating your own shelter, I think there is some value in “downsizing” the way we see success. It may even turn out that we are happier renting a “flat” in England than getting 4 acres on a ridiculous loan to keep up with the American Jones’s.

]]> http://www.damienriley.com/bad-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-6354 Bobbie Dawn Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:15:37 +0000 http://podcast.damienriley.com/?p=131#comment-6354 I think the problems that America is facing are being faced the world over, and it is primarily the result of a globalized capitalist economy. The people on earth relied for too long on an unstable system. I agree with many of your statements. The imbalance (the rich have been too rich and the poor have been too poor) needs to end. A paperless society would help. New technologies will help. Less reliance on money and more reliance on the earth (i.e. learn how to get your own food and shelter without money) also helps. We need to turn our heads inside out. I think the problems that America is facing are being faced the world over, and it is primarily the result of a globalized capitalist economy. The people on earth relied for too long on an unstable system. I agree with many of your statements. The imbalance (the rich have been too rich and the poor have been too poor) needs to end. A paperless society would help. New technologies will help. Less reliance on money and more reliance on the earth (i.e. learn how to get your own food and shelter without money) also helps. We need to turn our heads inside out.

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