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To: koan who wrote (108188)	1/25/2012 8:55:12 PM
From: Eric	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 149317

We need to reawaken to the social contract; and the right wing wants to get rid of the EPA for Christs sake! Yes it is pretty tragic what the Republican party wants to do with the EPA. One of my neighbors up in the San Jaun islands of Washington state who has been retired for a number of years was the first administrator of the EPA, William Ruckelshaus, a diehard Republican appointed by Nixon. He is furious that they want to destroy an agency that has helped us all live in a cleaner, safer environment since it's founding.

To: koan who wrote (108188)	1/25/2012 11:40:05 PM
From: Bread Upon The Water	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

1. Yes, but the MBA "script" is an outer script--not an inner one that would keep one from being pragmatic. MBA people are given real life business cases to solve (or hybrids of actual cases involving real life companies).They are trained to analyze the financial facts and attempt to rearrange them for a successful outcome. They have to be pragmatic. Those skills are very useful in analyzing how to fix budgets,deficits etc. As much as Democrats would like to, they can't fix everything or solve it with money. They have to learn to live within the constraints of the system or the system itself will not survive. This is the kind of constraint an MBAer is comfortable with has been accustomed and trained to deal with. 2. For Republicans the social contract exists, but it is one that sees the government as empowering individuals instead of restraining organizations as much as government has. 3. I think your view of wealth, as you describe it in your message, is that it is a malevolent force (as it consumes resources and pollutes), but Republicans see it no more than a force multiplier, and for Mormons, one that can be put to the greater good of their Faith. 4. I myself see wealth as a tool. The goal should be how to figure out to use abundance for the earth's greater good, in a systemic way, without destroying individual incentive. Easier said than done.