‘suddenly being ey like
the emperos, as having no

€ ‘screwed up and
“got it all fundamentally wrong, So -

‘’ say. more and mire reputable voices °

‘ whose logic is hard to refute...

., Among them, Washington think-

tank boss Jeremy, Rifkin in his |
‘scary book: The End Of

utomation and | computeriza-
tion “enabling the total ‘needs of the :
global marketplace to be produced
by just 20% ‘of thé population. So’
what will the other 80% live on?.-
“ Closer,to. home; enviro-crusader *
David Suzuki, attacks the Pode

duced in Canada — ~asa meaning:
less measure of economic perfor-
mance. The problem, he argues, is *
that nothing i is ever subtracted, from":

8 He’ $ echoed bya a new ‘California ©

: foundation; Redefining Progress,

which wants the’ GDP 1 replaced by a

“Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI)..:

: This would add the dollar value of
“unpaid work like’child care and |
housewives’ chores — ‘presently:

ignored by the GDP. But it would. :
also ‘subtract the dollar replacement

‘ivalue of depleted assets such as lost

“farmlands; mineral extraction and .

"AE CALCULATION BASED |
ON ADVANCED HARCOURT
MATHEMATICS .

hither

“and yon
“ to 1992 Amicrica’ s GDP grew by
42%. So overall, the U.S: moved

:. backward, not forward:
an : Joining the club is Nobel Prize- **

winning economist James Tobin.

‘He is concerned about the vast trad-
"ing in money, which adds not a cent

to human wealth but can topple
economies like Mexico’s overnight,
while lining individual gamblers’ .

: pockets. Tobin would curb large-

» scale’ speculative currency trading

‘by; taxing it.”
2 Now, the latest attack on con-
ventional economics comes ina,

new book, Quest For Prosperity, by “
. for-;wheelchair athletes last week: °

2 former ICBC president Robyn

Alfan..Ske hits business for ignor-
ing the true value of “human capi-
tal,” derides the GDP. as.an eco- |’

- nomic yardstick and calls for a
drastically different economy based .
On patience, compassion and coop:

hu eacniree

ue US OE eed

ERRY FATHER’S Day. Did you get
that high quality polo shirt? You'll
24 look fabulous outdoors.

Nice high-tech day planner made from
reclaimed printed circuit boards. You are a
loved father. ;

Hold on, drop the gear, yes you too with the
new sweater embroidered with military
insignia.

Let’s cut to the real issues of the day.

If you haven’t already, fathers, take advan-
tage of the chance fatherhood brings for
invigorating emotional deepening,

The vulnerability of your own children can
touch your fears.

Live open-heartedly and awaken to con-

cerns beyond machismo, the greater feelings .

‘for family and community.
Men have been taught to tough it out, go it.

it’s an insidious and ultimately damaging
form of narcissisns.

Take the risk to make new male friend-
ships.

Men don’t have to go it alone. Move the
concept of manhood beyond a matter of gen-:
der definition. .

For exampie, men can nurture foo,

IVs not a woman’s s duty or: ‘privileged
domain. ; :

Engaged fatherhood is sharing the sleep- :
less nights with bottomless patience. ~ |

Build a loving family ethically and in equal -
relationship with your partner. :

Most importantly share your challenges”
with other men and fathers to create a new.

‘community of men who raise their own con-

sciousness about being men and in the process ©,
help to make'a healthy society:in. which ckil- 8

alone.

Quixotic? Maybe. But Rifkin's
_ “end of work” forecast suggests
these New Age economists may be
a lot smarter than the old bunch.
There’s no shortage of work
needed to improve our battered
world — cleaning up the environ-
ment, endless services to needy fel-
low humans, exploring the uni-
verse, you-name-it. Nobody HAS
to be idle. A
Such work, of course, generates
no fast bucks, But it's the only :
answer to Rifkin’s eventual 80%
- unemployed. Moreover, to enable
them to buy all the products of the
other 20% they'll! have to.be paid |

*

~, adequately by government —
- 38%: but the per capita GPI fell by -

which will require new and ongo-
ing taxes on all the robots, comput-
ers and software Causing the prob-
lem. Seo
«So no more UI or welfare.
Instead, look for ‘‘workfare” t
become an accepted, comfortable’ ;
- way of life for four-fifths of all
: workers in the “kinder, gentler”
- economy that’s now. becoming

. hot topic.

How about that, Mike Hari 9.

" COMMUNITY SALUTE to
: Altamont’s Peter and Anne \
‘ Morley whose backyard barbecu

end attracted droves of supperiers

“| despite heavy rain and taised over ”

$l 000 for the cause. :

- WRIGHT OR WRONG: It’s easy »
‘to be an angel when nobody ruffles
your ‘feathers (thanks, B Bill Prince!).’

dren wil! ultimately thrive.

“1m not overly concerned .
about having my name on a pub-
lic trough.” :

North Vancouver District Coun.
Don Bell, during debate over
whether a memorial plaque on a
horse trough should include the
names of all district councillors.
(From a June 11 News story.)

“Pm not sure whether the ‘
-mayor or the council should be
on the plaque depending, which
end of the horse is being repre-.
sented.”

North Vancouver District Coun

Pat Munroe, during the same mad- -.
‘cap council debate. (From the-same'’
_June 11 News story.) :

an
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with a historical problem of too
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- Ross Muirhead of Friends of the .

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Vancouver Regional District’s $1
billion water treatment plan for

‘watersheds in North. Vancouver and :

Coquitlam, on.the real reason -“
behind the drop in local ‘water qual
ity. ( From a June 1 6 News story.)

“We don’t know much about °:
freedom; we’ve never lost it.”. -
- Brigadier Henry Bell-irving.

‘after visiting the Netherlands for:
» celebrations surrounding the 50th
. anniversary. of the Allied Force:

‘Victory in Europe, on the enduring
appreciation of the Canadian war,
effort in the Netherlands and th
value of freedom. ‘(From a June

+ News story. ):

“sion. of your WWW (World Wide .. ¥

Web) page on the Internet. It is very

good and7’will be passing along the.
“address”. to. my uncle in ‘Winnipeg
who, takes great pleasure. in Teading :

Doug Collins’ articles.

clippings —-.vid the mail
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