Dear pen-lers,
I want to support Michael Perelman's view that government
economic policies, to the extent that they cause unemployment to
increase, are acts of murder. In fact, I have said just this in my
book, "Longer Hours, Fewer Jobs." I often teach working people
through Penn State's Union Leadership Academy. They are fascinated
by the federal reserve system, especially the fact that Greenspan and
company can affect their lives profoundly without a bit of public
discussion or scrutiny. You do have to wonder why their own leaders
have not been saying what I say every time I teach a class. After one
class, some auto workers told me that I was opening a lot of eyes. I
wondered why their eyes had been closed. After all, they were all
long-time members of one of our most "progressive" unions.
in solidarity,
michael yates
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