Re: FW Request for ideas

1998-05-19 Thread S. Lerner
Tom - Thanks for the question. I meant to leave the definition of basic economic security a bit open, but perhaps it would be helpful to all to suggest that it might consist of secure access to the necessities of life (realizing that what are 'necessities' can be forever--not very usefully--debate

Re: FW Request for ideas

1998-05-19 Thread Selma Singer
I know there's been some discussion from time to time on this list about the way Norway, e.g., has been able to provide that security. Perhaps those who are knowledgeable about that can provide us with some detail about how it works and/or why it doesn't work as well as it might. Certainly there

FW Request for ideas

1998-05-19 Thread S. Lerner
FWers - If we think it's important to ensure basic economic security for all citizens of the industrialized 'have' nations, what suggestions do you have as to how this should be accomplished? Sally Lerner

Re: US Says: Kill first Green later!!! (fwd)

1998-05-19 Thread Steve Kurtz
Greetings, There are some thoughts in Brad's response & Mike's post that I would like to address. First is that wealth is viewed as token accumulations, not the stuff that is eaten, used for shelters, .. bio-habitat in general. The composition and distribution of the former seems to change over g