Active Social Spending and Well Being versus Taxes and GDP

Active Social Spending and Well Being
versus Taxes and GDP

Nipawin - Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - by: Mario deSantis

heart of
things

"Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that he or she makes a difference to the success of the organization. When that happens people feel centered and that gives their work meaning"--Warren G. Bennis⁽¹⁾

trend

"The trend will continue until it ends⁽²⁾"
--James Dines, stock market analyst

people
rather
than
money
The above quotes reflect our deep understanding that people are the most important

resource rather than money, and that we cannot rely on our social growth by focusing

our attention to the conventional financial markets. We need a new economic language

in order to work together towards the social goal to have more meaningful lives and feel

happier.

State of
the Nation
This week, I received the special investigation into the condition of Canada's economy

"State of the Nation⁽³⁾" I became very disenchanted about the sincerity of our

conventional economists and business gurus. All at once the federal government has

admitted the increasing productivity gap between the US and Canada, and now the

same economists and business leaders who supported the downsizing of our economy

for the purpose to reduce the deficit and fight inflation are telling us that they have the

answers to bridge this economic gap with the US within the next fifteen years.

reduce
taxes
The only message I get in reading this special investigation is that we can't trust our

conventional economists, our business leaders, and our politicians. We have a federal

government which has been doling out one billion dollars to its friends, and at the same

time we have business gurus preaching the dogma that we have to reduce taxes to increase

productivity.

active
social
spending
I say no, we don't need to reduce taxes to increase productivity, we need governments

who cares about their citizens. What is important is not the reduction of taxes per se,

but making sure that social spending provides an active contribution to our overall well

being. Therefore, rather than speaking about taxes and growth of gross domestic

product (GDP), let us speak of active social spending and of a better social well being.

------------References/endnotes:

List of relevant political and economics articles http://ensign.ftlcomm.com

1
Thought Leaders Forum: Warren Bennis, http://www.pfdf.org/leaderbooks/bennis/

2.
-
Business Dynamics, by John D. Sterman, 2000, Forecasts and Fudge Factors, page 631 http://www.mhhe.com/sterman

3.
-
-
-
State of the Nation "The National Post's unrivaled team of writers cast a searching light on the widening gap between the U.S. and Canadian economies. After years of telling Canadians there was nothing to worry about, the federal government has finally recognized it has a major problem" http://quarterlyreport.nationalpost.com/


Active Social Spending and Well Being versus Taxes and GDP
Nipawin - Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - by: Mario deSantis

heart of things	"Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that he or she makes a difference to the success of the organization. When that happens people feel centered and that gives their work meaning"--Warren G. Bennis⁽¹⁾

trend	"The trend will continue until it ends⁽²⁾" --James Dines, stock market analyst

people rather than money	The above quotes reflect our deep understanding that people are the most important
	resource rather than money, and that we cannot rely on our social growth by focusing
	our attention to the conventional financial markets. We need a new economic language
	in order to work together towards the social goal to have more meaningful lives and feel
	happier.

State of the Nation	This week, I received the special investigation into the condition of Canada's economy
	"State of the Nation⁽³⁾" I became very disenchanted about the sincerity of our
	conventional economists and business gurus. All at once the federal government has
	admitted the increasing productivity gap between the US and Canada, and now the
	same economists and business leaders who supported the downsizing of our economy
	for the purpose to reduce the deficit and fight inflation are telling us that they have the
	answers to bridge this economic gap with the US within the next fifteen years.

reduce taxes	The only message I get in reading this special investigation is that we can't trust our
	conventional economists, our business leaders, and our politicians. We have a federal
	government which has been doling out one billion dollars to its friends, and at the same
	time we have business gurus preaching the dogma that we have to reduce taxes to increase
	productivity.

active social spending	I say no, we don't need to reduce taxes to increase productivity, we need governments
	who cares about their citizens. What is important is not the reduction of taxes per se,
	but making sure that social spending provides an active contribution to our overall well
	being. Therefore, rather than speaking about taxes and growth of gross domestic
	product (GDP), let us speak of active social spending and of a better social well being.

------------References/endnotes:

	List of relevant political and economics articles http://ensign.ftlcomm.com

1	Thought Leaders Forum: Warren Bennis, http://www.pfdf.org/leaderbooks/bennis/

2. -	Business Dynamics, by John D. Sterman, 2000, Forecasts and Fudge Factors, page 631 http://www.mhhe.com/sterman

3. - - -	State of the Nation "The National Post's unrivaled team of writers cast a searching light on the widening gap between the U.S. and Canadian economies. After years of telling Canadians there was nothing to worry about, the federal government has finally recognized it has a major problem" http://quarterlyreport.nationalpost.com/