Easing America into the Future Economy
ILLUSTRATED: Democrats want a fiscally strong government, a national healthcare risk pool, and permanent access to quality education and training.
All marketers and psychologists know that most people are romantic and comfortable with the past, but fearful of the future. Politicians know that too. Many, perhaps most of them, take the low road and play off of fears of social and economic change. It is hard to optimistically project a vision of the future. Most politicians lack the verbal skills required so they take the low road.
The future can be scary with talk of closing factories and “new technologies”. Yikes! People weren’t educated for jobs in “new technologies”. Progressive (in the generic sense) Democrats need to be sensitive that massive layoffs ravage the social stability in those communities.
But the fact is a static American business is one that will eventually be caught up with overseas more cheaply. In the long run, a vibrant economy of percolating businesses is the best way America stays ahead and keep the best standard of living.
But before you explain the inevitable, ease your friends and neighbors into the future by mentioning that Democrats want a fiscally strong government, a national healthcare risk pool, and permanent access to quality education and training.
More specifically:
-The American economy should be a bubbling pot of new technologies and business ideas. Our advantage is still our brainpower, and its ideas can best be unleashed with 1) low interest rates (that means lowering the deficit by taxing the rich), 2) incentivizing savings and investment, 3) more aggressive antitrust enforcement, and 4) a healthy dose of investment from a government that believes in science and technology.
-Create a national risk pool for health insurance. It will cut costs for businesses big and small, as well as provide a sense of security.
-Persuade all Americans that they will regularly be returning to classrooms throughout their lives. Oh…and of course the government will help provide instructors for those classrooms from early childhood through senior citizenship.
All marketers and psychologists know that most people are romantic and comfortable with the past, but fearful of the future. Politicians know that too. Many, perhaps most of them, take the low road and play off of fears of social and economic change. It is hard to optimistically project a vision of the future. Most politicians lack the verbal skills required so they take the low road.
The future can be scary with talk of closing factories and “new technologies”. Yikes! People weren’t educated for jobs in “new technologies”. Progressive (in the generic sense) Democrats need to be sensitive that massive layoffs ravage the social stability in those communities.
But the fact is a static American business is one that will eventually be caught up with overseas more cheaply. In the long run, a vibrant economy of percolating businesses is the best way America stays ahead and keep the best standard of living.
But before you explain the inevitable, ease your friends and neighbors into the future by mentioning that Democrats want a fiscally strong government, a national healthcare risk pool, and permanent access to quality education and training.
More specifically:
-The American economy should be a bubbling pot of new technologies and business ideas. Our advantage is still our brainpower, and its ideas can best be unleashed with 1) low interest rates (that means lowering the deficit by taxing the rich), 2) incentivizing savings and investment, 3) more aggressive antitrust enforcement, and 4) a healthy dose of investment from a government that believes in science and technology.
-Create a national risk pool for health insurance. It will cut costs for businesses big and small, as well as provide a sense of security.
-Persuade all Americans that they will regularly be returning to classrooms throughout their lives. Oh…and of course the government will help provide instructors for those classrooms from early childhood through senior citizenship.
posted by Teka Thomas at 11:09 PM
1 Comments:
Great blog I hope we can work to build a better health care system as we are in a major crisis and health insurance is a major aspect to many.
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