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Hi Chris & All,
I too have a romantic yen for the small is beautiful economy. But=20
even in that economy there must be some primary industry to fuel other=20
parts of the economy. And ever since the industrial revolution that=20
primary industry has been factory based as opposed to cottage based. And=20
from day one it has been necessary to hold industry to account but not=20
to the point of putting them out of business.
Whatever the generalities may be, the particulars in NS right now=20
include an out migration, especially of the young in search of jobs. And=20
with each turn of the wheel another school closes and another community=20
becomes a guttering candle. And throughout much of Canada and the USA=20
the destruction of society (serial polygamy, crime, drug pushing, broken=20
homes--) are frequently consequences of precarious employment, lost=20
employment or job churn.
And I agree Chris (and Paul); those with the right skills, combined=20
with a good reputation and sufficient funds to become established have=20
more work coming their way than they can handle. Nothing succeeds like=20
success as the saying goes. But those who hire them are most likely=20
able to do so because they have a job.
But the large numbers who are on welfare are trapped there for life=20
unless some jobs become available on a connecting bus route or=20
equivalent. And the same applies to those who live in poverty not quite=20
dire enough to qualify for welfare.
Surely you have noticed that when governments go bust the=20
consequences are unpleasant; to say the least.
In closing, this topic reminds me of a radio broadcast that I=20
happened to hear shortly after the Cod fishery collapsed in Nfld. An=20
Economics Prof. at Memorial Univ. was being interviewed and in effect he=20
said (dead serious ; not a spoof) that the fishery collapse was of no=20
consequence because there would still be lots of jobs in Police work,=20
highway work, teaching, Health care... Everything he mentioned consumed=20
wealth !
YT, DW, Kentville
------ Original Message ------
From: "chris kennedy" <cjkennedy66@gmail.com>
To: "naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Cc: "David Webster" <dwebster@glinx.com>
Sent: 12/8/2017 1:05:14 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Northern Pulp treatment plan
>I'd like to add that 'industry' is not a prerequisite for jobs. Humans=20
>are perfectly capable of employing (and organizing) themselves.
>
>-Chris Kennedy in Dartmouth
>
>On Fri, Dec 8, 2017 at 11:39 AM, David <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote:
>>Dear All,
>> Usually I side with industry because without jobs everything will=20
>>be gone with the wind. But their present treatment plan is little more=20
>>than a rerun of the deplorable Boat Harbor fiasco. Instead of dumping=20
>>their wastewater in Boat Harbor they plan to dump it in the ocean.=20
>>Since when is dumping a treatment ?
>> There was an article in the Chr. Hrld. explaining why a closed=20
>>cycle treatment system was not possible and it was just so much=20
>>golbedygook and lame excuses. I looked into the corporate structure on=20
>>Northern Pulp a few weeks ago and doubt that they have the technical=20
>>expertise to innovate a remedial treatment of their wastewater.
>> This is where government scientists should have been involved 50=20
>>years ago but better late than never. Please give Halifax and Ottawa a=20
>>reminder of their duties.
>> "In the absence of justice what is sovereignty but organized=20
>>robbery ?" St Augustine about 400 AD.
>>Yt, DW, Kentville
>>
>
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div>Hi Chris & All,</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 I too have a romantic yen f=
or the small is beautiful economy. But even in that economy there must be s=
ome primary industry to fuel other parts of the economy. And ever since the =
industrial revolution that primary industry has been factory based as oppo=
sed to cottage based. And from day one it has been necessary to hold indust=
ry to account but not to the point of putting them out of business.=C2=A0</=
div><div><br /></div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Whatever the generalities may be, t=
he particulars in NS right now include an out migration, especially of the=
young in search of jobs. And with each turn of the wheel another school clo=
ses and another community becomes a guttering candle. And throughout much o=
f Canada and the USA the destruction of society (serial polygamy, crime, dr=
ug pushing, broken homes--) are frequently consequences of precarious emplo=
yment, lost employment or job churn.</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 And I agree Ch=
ris (and Paul); those with the right skills, combined with a good reputatio=
n and sufficient funds to become established have more work coming their wa=
y than they can handle. Nothing succeeds like success as the saying goes. =
=C2=A0But those who hire them are most likely able to do so because they h=
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rty not quite dire enough to qualify for welfare.=C2=A0</div><div>=C2=A0=
=C2=A0 Surely you have noticed that when governments go bust the consequences =
are unpleasant; to say the least.=C2=A0</div><div&g