tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13075276.post211655143041307308..comments2023-06-18T10:13:56.103-04:00Comments on Life Hiker's Trail Diary: Aimless AmericaLife Hikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00183254858386081439noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13075276.post-7211156603330877992006-12-02T15:53:00.000-05:002006-12-02T15:53:00.000-05:00What did Deming say? "A system must have an aim. W...What did Deming say? "A system must have an aim. Without an aim, you have no system."<br /><br />We have this big, wonderful nation and seem unable to articulate a national aim that goes much beyond GDP growth or military strength. It would be an amazing leadership act to transcend that. And the question about what that could be would indeed be a huge contribution to the national dialogue that currently seems preoccupied with Iraqi car bombings and Britney Spear’s panty-less partying.Ron Davisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972794876337195698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13075276.post-9558768511059269602006-12-02T06:06:00.000-05:002006-12-02T06:06:00.000-05:00I think the most important thing we can do is chan...I think the most important thing we can do is change the way campaigns are financed. The reason politicians are already announcing their candidacy for 2008 is not because they need time to appeal to the people- it's because they need time to raise money.<br /><br />If their candidacy is not endorsed by early on by the moneyed interests, they won't appear on the ballot. Essentially, all our candidates are run through a filter of corporate interests and wealthy individuals before "we the people" cast a single vote. <br /><br />It's this funding scheme that has transformed our democracy into an oligarchy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com