“I want people, the next time you see a problem, to think about what a public, democratic, institutional, universal fix for that problem would be...We need to move from an age of fake change to an age of genuine reform.”
@BostonGlobe chat with @katekilla.https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/books/2018/09/06/how-top-percent-fosters-inequality/xESESPKE0F9imWhLndz2qK/story.html …
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One of the embarrassments of our age of inequality is many local governments haven’t flexed their power to protect workers. Last night in Philly, I learned about this laudable bill to solve a real problem: volatile schedules. Let’s stop waiting for D.C.http://www2.philly.com/philly/news/fair-work-week-hours-schedule-fast-food-retail-philadelphia-bill-20180614.html …
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I’m going to highlight people seeking real, rather than fake, change as I roam around for
@winnerstakeall. Follow@HelenGymAtLarge, who introduced the bill I mentioned.Show this thread -
Another idea that surfaced yesterday in
#Philly: If we have, thanks to the@BCorporation, companies certified not to dump huge externalities into the society that the rest of us pay to fix, why don’t we give them a lower corporate tax rate? Make this private initiative systemic?Show this thread -
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That said, I think the pressure to give solutions is often a desire for premature absolution. A rigged society is a crime scene, and it is just as important to unravel the whodunit as to move forward.
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