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Originally Posted by WarrenC12
Speaking as somebody who believes in a free market and capitalism, we will look back at Trump and others who thought we should sacrifice old people for a few points on the Dow Jones, and shake our heads.
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This is more of a prediction but I hope the pandemic will give us appetite for risk and trying new things at the national or social level.
When's the last time Canada built a $1B piece of civic infrastructure that was truly innovative and risky? Or when we implemented a government reform on the level of universal health care? A few months ago national pharmacare looked like a somewhat possible but extremely ambitious goal.
It's felt for a while to me like I'm living in a 1980's society on autopilot. Some things that stand out to me:
- Cities work a lot better when not choked with traffic (see what's happening right now). How many of those trips truly mattered and improved people's lives?
- The stock market and shareholder value are just a small part of our economy.
- Our computing and communications technology give us an incredible ability to coordinate that we're not using to its full potential.
- Technical and scientific expertise in our elected officials and bureaucracy matters far more than appearance and entertainment value.