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The Friedman Doctrine 50 Years On: A Total Disaster
On September 13, 1970, Milton Friedman penned and Op-Ed for the New York Times that was essentially the opening shot of the economic civil war between the rival economic ideas of John Maynard Keynes and F. W. Hayek. Friedman, a … Continue reading
Posted in 2040, Human Relations, Imagine2012, Society
Tagged American Dream, ethics, keynes, neo-liberalism, principles, sharing economy, values
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The Unnamed Co-op Value: Gritty
Calvin Coolidge, the US President that symbolized the 1920s, has been credited with this statement: “Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; … Continue reading
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Tagged covid-19, gritty, perseverance, self-help, self-responsibility, solidarity, values
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International Credit Union Day
It is sometimes easy to take Credit Unions for granted in the US. They seem to be everywhere!
Here in Olympia, we have WSECU (state employees), BECU (Boeing employees), TwinStar, (school teachers), OBEE (Olympia Brewing), OCCU (logging), Olympia Credit Union, Alaska … Continue reading
Co-operation Isn’t For Everyone. . . (initially)
REFLECTION NO. 538
The radicalism of the cooperative proposal, in face of development, appealing to the economic, personal, communal and integral concourse of its believers, faces the alternative of success or complete failure. Cooperativism requires people with a strong spirit, or … Continue reading
Posted in Human Relations, Movement, Pensimientos, Reflections
Tagged cuba, Ownership, pope francis, radcialism, reflections, self-responsibility, values
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