Tag Archives: stewardship and obligation

eThoughts : Packrat Syndrome and an “Ownership Society.”

So, do we really want to be able to invest our future in the financial markets because they’ll do a better job of it than the government with our financial security? I wonder what we mean by a better job? What is the principle of the markets anyway—to allow individuals to invest and therefore propel […]

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eThoughts : More About an “Ownership Society.”

I’m driven to take another look at this “Society of Ownership” and the implications and impact on Social Security, especially after the recent fines levied against Merrill Lynch for irregularities in dealing with people’s investments in mutual funds. Anyone who doesn’t consider the impact of corporate conglomerations on public policy, and hence on the democratic […]

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eThoughts : “Ownership Society:” Who is in Charge?

Sometime around the end of January or the beginning of February, President Bush began talking publicly about an “ownership society.” Apparently the jargon is directed at allowing Social Security funds to be invested in financial markets. I’ve been wondering what an “ownership society” really means. In the case of Social Security, does this mean Americans […]

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