June 14, 2015
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How To Fix the World
How to fix the world. The list of problems is a mile long. Wage gaps. Overpopulated prisons. Violence. Corrupt politicians. Untreated mental illnesses. I could fix them all, in one fell swoop, if the world would just listen to me.
A mandatory ethics unit, every semester, from kindergarten through college. If only a few of the world's richest -- I think Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have already announced their willingness -- to put their billions to constructive use -- we could get 'er done.
Raise teacher salaries. Put the unemployed to work rebuilding our infrastructure, and spend the rest on training enough guidance counselors and classroom aides so that the 5-, 10-, and 15-year-old snickerers are stopped in their tracks when ethics are mentioned in classrooms.
We have to start somewhere, right?
In a perfect world designed by me, we would have Enlightened Management at all our companies. Instead of lining executive pockets, employees would be paid a living wage, violence would be outlawed, and mental illness would be de-stigmatized so that people could get the help they need. HIPAA wouldn't be necessary because companies would be ethically bound not to hold illness against people. (Mental OR physical.)
I don't expect any of this to happen, of course. But wouldn't it be wonderful if people could just talk about it?
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Yes, if only I were in charge. Sadly getting humans to cooperate is worse than herding cats....
mandatory ethics unit - Yes!
Put the unemployed to work rebuilding our infrastructure - Yes!
Instead of lining executive pockets, employees would be paid a living wage - Yes!
You're elected.
I also think that all young males should attend basic training when they graduate high school... to instill the principle of hard work and discipline that is so lacking in the young today. Young men need to put their energies to good use.... not sit around playing video games. Yes, they could be rebuilding our infrastructure, and learning survival skills in the process.
It WOULD be wonderful, Bob! Excellent post! Wish there was a "like" or "rec" button here!
People don't want to talk today...it seems they are only into making judgements and criticizing.
HUGS!!!
sounds wonderful.... now if we could only get enough people to agree and begin.
Bob Lipton for President of this country. Love this post, BOB!
Great directions -- I would add a unit in each HS semester covering money management (savings, taxes, maximizing the income one has, the good and bad aspects of credit cards, and so forth.)
The world fixes itself.
14 years of seeing the bad parts makes everyone work together.
Its coming.
Its part of a gleisberg cycle.
@slmret: excellent idea. As physicians, we didn't know how to manage money or how much to expect. Wish there was a course on money management in the medical school. All we did, was to treat people!
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