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A New Economic Story of ’’Money & Life’’

From a blog article by the same title . . .

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A STORY ABOUT MONEY THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE

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“Producer/director Katie Teague returns to her hometown of Roanoke Virginia, Thursday and Friday April 25th-26th as part of a national ten-

city tour premiering her new feature-length documentary, "Money & Life".  The event will

pose a rare opportunity for audience members to weigh their community's innovative potential

through the filmmaker's perspective in learning why her 'story about money' is so vitally

important for empowering civil transformation.”

from A New Economic Story of “Money & Life”

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The U.S. Productivity Farce

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“Consequently though, and by the "early 1980s", "the federal government" was already

acquiescing in its adoption of "economic policies" bringing about a "steady erosion of our

manufacturing base, elimination of millions of skilled industrial jobs", an amassing of

"household and individual debt", the "crumbling of our physical infrastructure", and widespread "privatization or elimination of public services"

(Cook).”

Richard Cook – “Economic Crisis”

“The U.S. Political Leadership Has Failed”

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“At the same time too, but not coincidentally and as the chart above reflects, "the benefits of" increasing

productivity over this same period began accruing not to the people, but rather "to the very wealthy" (da

Costa).”

Pedro da Costa – “The U.S. productivity farce

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Wealth Inequality in America

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“Yet, as insufferable as circumstantial conditions are becoming for a vast many Americans,

economists don't necessarily foresee the overall scenario as leading to either a collapse, nor reform, of the economy as a whole.  We "face a long term

(and unusually structured) systemic crisis, not simply a political crisis" (Alperovitz, 1) . . . "which is

not easily described in conventional or classic terms: The system may not be capable of

fundamental reform; but (it's) also unlikely to collapse (Alperovitz, 2).”

Gar Alperovitz – “America Beyond Capitalism”

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Employment by Industry – Roanoke MSA

“Consequently too, but in Roanoke this means that,

in large part, social management is

orchestrated through the coordinated efforts of its two leading industries,

"Health Care and Social Assistance" and "Total Government" (Roanoke

21).”

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“Coincidentally enough, and in a recent session, Roanoke's City Council

by a vote of 4 to 3 (Smith) and despite both

the planning commission's rejection

and an abutting neighborhood's petition, approved the sell of "a shuttered school" (Huff Lane Elementary) for

"$1.7 million".”

Second vote on Huff Lane rezoning proposal approved

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“Four critical axioms underlie the democratictheory of a model that builds on the evolving formsand on structural principles appropriate also to thelarger emerging challenges: [1] democratization ofwealth; [2] community, both locally and in general,as a guiding theme; [3] decentralization in general;

[4] and substantial but not complete forms of democraticplanning in support of community, and to

achieve longer term economic, democracy-buildingand ecological goals.” from Alperovitz/Dubb paper

If you don’t like capitalism & you don’t like socialism . . .

what do you want? – Gar Alperovitz and Steve Dubb

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Transforming the local landscape . . .

Money & Life – “A Story About Money That Will Change Your Life” Produced and Directed by Katie Teague

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