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THE PRIVATIZATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

-- the end of a livable country as we might have known it.

By Jim Miller

“It is coming to theaters near you” announces the latest blockbuster thriller movie trailer. The sordid story of Wall Street, a compliant Congress and the assured self-destruction of the “American way of life” -- what ever that meant to you – is at hand. Make no bones about it, this movie had script writers, producers, directors, financiers, actors, props, distribution agents and viewing venues. It even has movie review critics like Naomi Klein and George Monboit (me too).

New York mayor tells agencies to brace for sweeping cuts.

 The New York Times (9/24, B1, Barbaro, Santos) reports,

In transition to justice, harmony, productivity, and right living:

 “It's understandable, isn't it, that workers who come of age in an autocratic, authoritarian, paternalistic environment become reflections of it. It took some time for Camarão to adjust to the innovating, democratic, participative atmosphere at Semco.”

MAVERICK, The Success Story Behind the Worlds Most Unusual Workplace, Richardo Semler, Warner Books, 1993, p. 180; ISBN 0-446-51696-1

Re: affordable, energy efficient housing:

The following is an exchange of correspondence, the point of which is to find out exactly what the building codes require in order to build a straw bale house which uses the “best practices”. The net result is that the building official of the City of Corvallis did not answer the technical questions and referred me to the State of Oregon, which had previously referred me to my local building official. This circular referrals is typical.

Re: Jim's reply to Tom Kehner's statement, at: http://www.theworldcafecommunity.net/webx?14@@.1adee709

"Further, it stands to reason that there comes a point when no technique (whether it be a gimmick or a sincere attempt to instill sustained discipline) will work if the desire to sustain value simply is not present. However, it is clear to us that in the instances where we have a strong, well-respected, motivated LEADER, the opportunity to sustain value from an event dramatically increases. To me, that factoid speaks to involving a person with those experiential and character traits upfront in the design of any F2F or virtual event. "

Jim says: Strong, motivated Leader?