Defenders of capitalism as we have it will say that such practices as price fixing for drugs that are critical to the health and welfare of human beings, are the exception rather than the rule.  Whatever!  The profit motive, the need to make big profits for stock holders, is incentive for companies to do things that are not in the public interest, that do great harm in in too many cases.

“It is not the fault of capitalism but some bad capitalists.”  Bullshit!  Anyone with eyes half open knows that it is capitalism that causes “bad capitalists” because success at being adequately bad to turn the big profits is what makes a good capitalist.  The examples here are but two of so very many that one has to be living in an alternative universe to see that the market is a problematic entity to hold sway over the decision making processes that produces policies that should serve the common good.

The horrendous lie that the market exists for the good, for the betterment of society, needs examination as does the thinking of those constantly hurt by it who still believe in it.

Very interesting, this from a review of the current Washoe County School District Superintendent.

“It’s a different board this year than last, and so people have different perspectives,” said Angela Taylor, board president, who didn’t want to comment directly on the downgraded rating until it is made official…

The review, conducted by third party human resource firms OnStrategy and The Human Resource Connection for a fee of $19,500, consisted of a staff and community survey, a superintendent self-evaluation and one-on- one interviews with each member of the board of trustees. Reno Gazette-Journal, November 1, 2017

As the review was conducted by the members of the Board and an outside research firm, the “It’s a different board” reaction form Dr. Taylor, is a rather interesting one.

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But the perceptions of the 124 site leaders, including principals and vice principals, and 708 certified staff, which includes teachers, were consistently in the lowest rungs of those who approved of Davis’s job performance.

Overall, district staff, parents and community stakeholders rated Davis’s job performance at 2.6 out of 5.