| It’s the Ten Commandments and the Golden Rule, Stupid |
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| Written by Patrick Morley |
| Monday, March 30 2009 00:00 |
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In 1992, Bill Clinton defeated George Bush, by campaigning on political consultant Jim Carville’s theme: “It’s the economy, stupid.” Here we are again—up to our necks in economic quicksand. As Yogi Berra said, “This is like déjà vu all over again.” Again, politicians, pollsters and pundits think we have a problem with the “economy.” And, of course, we do, and we need to work on it. But are we only treating the symptoms? Are we trying to stitch up the patient without removing the tumors? The economy is the symptom, not the disease. Unless we remove the moral and spiritual “tumors” that sent us to the Emergency Room in the first place, we can expect neither a quick nor a lasting recovery. The full article is available FREE to registered users. Please SIGN UP or LOGIN to view. |





