People are surprised that descendants of colonizers and enslavers are not different than their ancestors. They went from colonizing to genocide to slavery, all while establishing a democracy with laws that supported every villainous act they committed.

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The G6 would have preferred it would be otherwise but began to plan for life without the USA as a participant as soon as Trump launched his presidential candidacy. The US is no longer a coherent and trusted ally or partner. There are serious problems that need to be addressed by competent people.

the importance of how funds are used was a masterclass in economics. Everyone who listens to these podcasts will hopefully come away better-informed. 2/2.

Mr Sykes, thank you for this podcast with your guest @justinwolfers.bsky.social. It was a great conversation. He explained what is going on well. In particular, his explanation of the national debt how to understand it and how it is often misunderstood and…1/2

Wondering if his early departure was either planned or orchestrated to limit people’s time with him, reducing their ability to see how much he has declined mentally and cognitively. The more I watch and listen to him at WH’s events and photo ops, the more I suspect containment taking place.

Two countries that have interesting labor and corporate relationships are Germany and Japan. Unfortunately, when they tried to bring their practices to the US with the opening of their auto plants, they were outlawed. A legacy of slavery continues in US capitalism in its treatment of labor. 3/3

… and environmental rules that all employers and corporations must adhere to. This especially so in a tight labor markets forces, which force companies to compete for employees by offering them better. …2/3

The best union is a government that serves its citizens and not the corporations. While unions can play a role, in most social democratic nations, the governments providing a robust social safety net, a level the playing field by setting and regulating standards such as health and safety, …1/3

…how they rank across various social and economic metrics their is much to consider in terms of best practices and some of their failures. 10/10. 😊

… their economies. In terms of industrial and service economies countries that come to mind are: Germany, Korea, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, and Switzerland. None hold all the answers, but given how well they have done over the years and...9/10

… that worth an examination are Dow stalwarts GE and IBM. Other are the recent Amazon and Netflix which from their inception have evolved in ways that few early investors would have imagined. From a political and policy perspective look at nations that have done and continue to transition… 8/9

Whatever policy and economic solutions that are chosen people will have to be willing to change and adapt to the new reality. As for solutions I suggest that we look at the best practices of companies with long history and demonstrative business transformation and adaptation. Two companies...7/8

…chain ecosystem that is more highly automated than their equivalent US predecessor, meaning that for a given unit volume, China can produce it with fewer people. But, due to the size of their labor force, they can also do so at a global scale beyond what is currently even feasible in the US. …6/7

… but no matter what options or combinations of options are chosen there is no going back to how things were done or the old manufacturing jobs are coming back. The manufacturing jobs in China are for the most part more technically demanding and are within a manufacturing and logistical supply...5/6

… government that is biased towards the needs of the top 10% and the oligarchy. What we are witnessing now is the taking hold of late-stage crony capitalism and all that it entails. All of this is to say that we are dealing with a complex situation that can be addressed in many ways,…4/5

The main reasons for this are a mix of cultural and ideological ones. They include an aversion to taxation and government, an ongoing belief in the disproven trickle-down economics policy, being an aspirational society, which leads voters to vote against their interests, and the forming a...3/4

…are an expense. … The problem of the US is that over time its government has through various policies allowed for an unsustainable concentration of wealth at the upper societal level along with a rise in the income gap between the top 10% and the bottom 90%. …2/3