What it missing, I think, is this notion of the common good. Susan George More Quotes by Susan George More Quotes From Susan George I used to work a lot on food issues and every time somebody predicted that production would be inadequate they got egg on their face a year or two later. Susan George issues eggs years Everything has to be done to build some sort of international democracy. We've seen only the tiniest beginnings of that. Susan George international democracy done I was recently looking at what they can actually do to reduce consumption of petrol. It would be quite possible to build automobiles out of carbon fibre that would be just as strong, weigh 10 times less and consume 10 times less petrol. Susan George carbon strong would-be There are a lot of people who don't contribute anything to consumption and production. Susan George consumption productions people Much of what is called investment is actually nothing more than mergers and acquisitions, and of course mergers and acquisitions are generally accompanied by downsizing. Susan George mergers acquisition investment Redistribution of wealth would require enormous amounts of investment. The only time an elite has accepted this has been during crises, such as in America in the 1930s under Roosevelt. Susan George investment wealth america The question is not only what is grown but what it's used for. There's not going to be a mass transformation of dietary habits in rich countries-on the contrary, the first thing people do when they become more prosperous is to buy more meat. Susan George rich-countries country people Cost recovery is the polite way of saying, make families pay to educate their children. Susan George recovery education children Whats immediately profitable is the only kind of logic that capitalism understands. Susan George capitalism logic kind The World Bank is now the biggest culprit in the debt crisis. Susan George culprit debt world It seems to be the thing now that young people are getting back into politics. Susan George seems young people We're trying to run a 21st century society and economy with 19th century Darwinian, competitive, crude ideas. Susan George running trying ideas The World Development Movement, to take just one example, is doing good work. Some political parties are, too. Susan George political party development Markets cant think about anything beyond about three months. This is very long-term for markets, which is why the important things in life have got to be taken outside of the marketplace. Susan George things-in-life taken thinking I'm a radical reformist, because between where we are and where I want to go there's a great deal of work, and I won't see the end of this. Susan George radical ends want What is not fair now is that corporations pay less and less tax, which means that you and I pay more because we're rooted somewhere, they've got our address, right? Susan George somewhere more you not-fair
