Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/07/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Or we can have Halliburton go down there, feed the people for $50/bowl of rice, and charge it to the deficit up here. I like Tina's idea better. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Don Dory Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 9:59 AM To: lug@leica-users.org Subject: [Leica] dimes now continuation of Nathan's thughts Nathan posited the effect of macro policies. Using Franco's Spain as an effective example of what happens when the government or rule of law effectively removes most incentives to initiate progress. I would like to add that without a population of individuals willing to risk then even liberal democratic government rule will not advance a society. Tina's use of the heifer project illustrates this. In a part of the world that is poorer than most of us can imagine; some individuals are willing to try something new, keeping large livestock. In doing so, their diet is improved, child mortality diminishes, more time is available to consider something beyond truly basic survival. Hopefully, that time and energy will go into improved sanitation and hygiene, better agricultural practices, more education for children, and a little bit of looking out. The last thing needed for a group to dramatically improve its socio-economic standing is a legal-cultural framework that drives people to imitate, improve, and expand on what the Jones's are doing instead of taking what the Jones's have. 0.02 Don dorysrus@miondspring.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information