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society needs a clear idea of ??the lost decade, where we lead. Shorter work weeks, even years, could be part of the answer

There is, apparently, the universal mourning the good old days, those happy days of the pen. Even much of the left, which did nothing but complain of pain pre-collision of prosperity, and constantly warned that all end in tears, insisting led Keynesian policies can retrieve these days of "wealth creation" Vertigo, only this time do a little more and a little iron.

If it is not broke do not fix it, goes the old adage. A lot. And if it is broken, then no. Austerity must be given with a purpose, the company must have a clear idea of ??where the lost decade leads us. It seems hard to know what the future holds. But some things are easy to predict. There will, for example, remains 24 hours a day in the coming years, seven days a week, 12 months in a year. Therefore, time is constant, to plan everything.

Is it possible for our society to share the time with a little more social justice? Of course you do. Who believes that, after a decade of parts, there will be full employment? Person. The obvious change is to seek a change to a shorter work week, or years of work, but for most people (starting with the public sector should be looking for measures of employment, no redundancy) . The shares of employment should not be divided, from week to week. Why not, say, three months, three months on holiday? So people who have responsibilities summer child care can work together with people without them. Why not, say, a week later, a week off? So people can work in a city for five days accommodation with vacancies, then spend nine days out of town with their families. Best job there is no work - for our health, social cohesion, our self, our mental health

course, this idea has a big problem when the cost of living is so high. Since there are masses of people in part-time work while they would prefer more hours. Therefore, it is now time to start implementing policies that lead to living costs in the long run. Today, the opposite is done. There are many complaints that bankers were saved - but look at Europe and see that the bailout plan is nothing - so that ordinary people were not. It is not true. Interest rates remain low to bail out those who borrowed recklessly, especially holders of the mortgage. Financial institutions granting mortgages to realistic market inflated to take the blow here. Defaults as interest rates rise should be placed under the control of local authorities, which are leased to the former owners of a house at prices that reflect the fact that they have acquired a long-term assets ( or part of one, shared ownership). This will increase the stock of residential premises, and thus local economies. They decentralize government, which is also very necessary. How much of a certain moral hazard for banks.

In fact, the public sector, he is a new private company. It multinationals with tax evasion, monopolistic practices. It's really hard to convince them that they pay their current global conditions. His argument is that providing enough jobs. Certainly, this country is currently too dependent on foreign investment, employment or through organizations coast to counter this argument with great conviction. However, the policy at the time, these same companies price mandated to employ people for free. Companies that are registered abroad should not be allowed to participate in the governance of work experience schemes. They have not contributed enough to keep these people well and give them an education first. Small businesses could benefit most of the detainees, although the policy should be directed to remove the internal labor market rather than encouraging. In the long term, can only make things worse, everything that makes the cake employment figures in place.

The problem with "competition" as it works in the markets is that there is a league system, as there are in official competitions. There needs to be backing for businesses, so the competition with ease. For starters, foreign companies must pay an annual fee, depending on how many people they employ, in a direct contribution to the costs of educating people to the level provided for such companies (either here or in the employment abroad). In return, suggestions and complaints about the preparation for the work that these companies find themselves in the labor market should be treated seriously in the formal mechanism of an institution. It would create a win-win situation, a social contract that all parties could be proud.

truly believe that some of these ideas have the germ of the practice in them. Maybe not. But I am sure of one thing. This is not the time to be back to present ideas. Our economic and social crisis must be realistic and give form to the address credible. Everyone needs to know exactly what they are working, when asked to "make sacrifices". Making proposals that could contribute to a better future is now.