On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 15:58:03 +0200, Juergen Hannappel
wrote:

What is your realistic and achievable solution to raising economic
status of those on the lower rungs in both the developed countries as
well as the rest of the world other than growth? Wishing for the
"haves" to slide back is both unrealistic and counter-productive.

None. This is why I don't have children and why I also do not really
engage in political action: I think it's futile, we will be
assimilated.

I hit send a little too fast, there. Just wanted to throw in that I'm
not in agreement with you and trying to spur you on with that quote,
just pointing out that if you've got a belief, it's senseless to sit
on your hands and mope about it. We've got our way of doing things in
the US, and Germany has it's own as well- what's good for the goose
may not be good for the gander. No reason to assume that you must let
power brokers "assimilate" you.