thank you for the reference to http://www.amazon.co.uk/Maverick-Success-Behind-Unusual-Workplace/dp/0712678867

to be clear, I’m not sold on OBM, per se, as The answer. I was using it b/c it is more widely known/knowable, and acts as a meaningful place-holder for some good ideas that trend toward Open Source, increased Transparency, greater/broader Accountability/Power sharing..

But, franklin, who was asking the Q: has no response. For, I believe, it puts him in the position to see “Gov’t” intervention is there to help “Gov’t” First, not the Taxpayers/Serfs..

Again, thanks for the point out, I’d not been familiar with that work..

1)Can a woman work out hard/long enough to become as strong as a man?
2)Can a down-sydrome individual stare at a Calculus textbook his/her whole life and finally understand?
3)Do you become creative by do the same F***ing thing over and over?

The answer is no. Simple biology folks.

We are all different. Some are “blessed” with certain capability above others. But the crucial step in creating something of lasting value (say the General Theory of Relativity or any Masterpiece) and not simply novelty is hard-work and persistence.

Cheers.

One thing missing from ‘open-book management’ is the element of control, i.e. with greater responsibility employees must also be more able to control processes and outcomes. You might take a look at Ricardo Semler’s book: ‘Maverick: The Success Story Behind the World’s Most Unusual Workplace’ as an example of one means to do this within the boundaries of capitalism though true worker management would slip those bounds.

Had a GREAT chance to make a difference, chose to piss it off and stick with the status quo.

Torture, nah let it go.

Bank fraud, nah let it go.

Contractor procurement fraud, nah let it go.

But then again, he may be a sharp dude, the last chump to take on the MIC got his ass planted in Dallas TX.

Secondly, this total bullshit that you have to have a college education to succeed, this is only true for true dumbasses like Bush and Gore. How bright are these fucking geniuses?

Thirdly, as has been noted, what good is a college education if there are no jobs in your field of study. You get stuck with a couple hundred grand of debt and get to pay if off on a McDonalds salary.
Good luck with all that.

We elected the bastards, we better unelect the bastards.

Angelo Mozilo- BSc, Honorary Doctor of Laws

John Thain-MBA Harvard, BS MIT

Stan Oneal-MBA Harvard

Hank Paulson-MBA Harvard

Steve Jobs- Some post secondary school courses

Bill Gates- Some secondary school courses

Yeah, we need more educated people running things!

w/this: ” How about preventive medicine? N.B.: Pharmaceutical company execs are to “banksters” what Nosferatu is to Blacula.”

you get to the heart of the matter.

and, then, this: http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/index_en.jsp
needs to be pulled into view, w/: http://clusty.com/search?input-form=clusty-simple&v%3Asources=webplus&query=Codex+Alimentarius

makes for some nice reading, LSS: most herbs and foods will fall under a ‘global governance’ regime.

see what the ‘supplement’ folks think about this..

this is akin to what Whalen was saying about the Finance-sphere: “Tough tootsies, Little Banks”

The section about community-based support services for the elderly in Ireland is simple and powerful. In some cases the service is as basic as a minimum-wage local kid buying groceries and stopping by to chat a couple times a week. But the fundamental cultural distinction is that Americans don’t talk about death in a mature “circle of life” context, simple as that. And, of course, you have to be a part of a culture that gives a shit about the elderly.

These MSM dumb-ass talking point approaches to policy questions make me want to strangle some kittens. “End of life care” expenses — whatever. How about preventive medicine? N.B.: Pharmaceutical company execs are to “banksters” what Nosferatu is to Blacula.

Can you imagine “W” giving a one-on-one interview like this? LOL

Why ?
1) The projected budget deficit for 2009 is $2 trillion
2) The debt-drowned United States debt is already 350 percent of G.D.P and rising fast !
3) The Fed is now holding $10 Trillion of ‘assets’ ( mostly toxic ) transferred from too big to fail banks.
4) Other countries are now buying less of our debt

So what can most Americans look forward to ?
a) for production businesses the wages of American workers will drop in order to compete
b) We already know most service based businesses ( excluding legal, medical, financial, a few others ) don’t pay that well.

Bottom line: being frugal is the new black and with 70% of US GDP historically driven by consumer spending this is simply not sustainable going forward !

Horrible, difficult issues. That have to be addressed, somehow. Obama is intelligently discussing them. Good for him, that is where it has to start.