By: Stacy Mergenthal

Stacy Mergenthal — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 01:09:00 +0000

I do not envy Clinton on the transparency issue. I know she chose the life of a public figure (POTUS: THE public figure) and continues to choose the life, but the loss of privacy–and the urge to cling to what vestiges of that remain–is one we can all sympathize with. But I completely agree with the trust issues following her and what I consider our right to transparency in our government. Lies of omission are still lies, in terms of public perception.

I also find it remarkable how scandal-free the Obama administration has been, though you wouldn’t guess it if you were a regular Fox viewer. 🙂

There’s been an uptick in online chatter concerning a basic income, which suggests to me a growing interest in the idea as a solution to what you refer to as the “fourth-wave economy”. Combined with universal single-payer health care and free education through college, it makes for a more promising future. In my opinion, the biggest challenge in any discussion about the fourth-wave economy will be convincing most people that it’s okay to pay people a good living for service industry jobs they currently deem unworthy of living wages: restaurant staff, maids/janitors, childcare. As well as other “jobs” with which we expect a struggle: artists, philosophers, performers, poets, caretakers, farmers. Maybe the idea needs a warning label. Warning: starving artists may no longer starve.

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By: Stacy Mergenthal