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Posted on 12/04/2020 5:50:55 AM PST by Red Badger
Visit the Great Reset microsite here. Hear Klaus Schwab on these podcast episodes: the Great Reset launch and his book. We can emerge from this crisis a better world, if we act quickly and jointly, writes Schwab. The changes we have already seen in response to COVID-19 prove that a reset of our economic and social foundations is possible. This is our best chance to instigate stakeholder capitalism - and here's how it can be achieved.
COVID-19 lockdowns may be gradually easing, but anxiety about the world’s social and economic prospects is only intensifying. There is good reason to worry: a sharp economic downturn has already begun, and we could be facing the worst depression since the 1930s. But, while this outcome is likely, it is not unavoidable.
To achieve a better outcome, the world must act jointly and swiftly to revamp all aspects of our societies and economies, from education to social contracts and working conditions. Every country, from the United States to China, must participate, and every industry, from oil and gas to tech, must be transformed. In short, we need a “Great Reset” of capitalism.
There are many reasons to pursue a Great Reset, but the most urgent is COVID-19. Having already led to hundreds of thousands of deaths, the pandemic represents one of the worst public-health crises in recent history. And, with casualties still mounting in many parts of the world, it is far from over.
This will have serious long-term consequences for economic growth, public debt, employment, and human wellbeing. According to the Financial Times, global government debt has already reached its highest level in peacetime. Moreover, unemployment is skyrocketing in many countries: in the US, for example, one in four workers have filed for unemployment since mid-March, with new weekly claims far above historic highs. The International Monetary Fund expects the world economy to shrink by 3% this year – a downgrade of 6.3 percentage points in just four months.
All of this will exacerbate the climate and social crises that were already underway. Some countries have already used the COVID-19 crisis as an excuse to weaken environmental protections and enforcement. And frustrations over social ills like rising inequality – US billionaires’ combined wealth has increased during the crisis – are intensifying. Have you read?
What risks does COVID-19 pose to society in the long-term? COVID-19 is a litmus test for stakeholder capitalism
Left unaddressed, these crises, together with COVID-19, will deepen and leave the world even less sustainable, less equal, and more fragile. Incremental measures and ad hoc fixes will not suffice to prevent this scenario. We must build entirely new foundations for our economic and social systems.
The level of cooperation and ambition this implies is unprecedented. But it is not some impossible dream. In fact, one silver lining of the pandemic is that it has shown how quickly we can make radical changes to our lifestyles. Almost instantly, the crisis forced businesses and individuals to abandon practices long claimed to be essential, from frequent air travel to working in an office.
Likewise, populations have overwhelmingly shown a willingness to make sacrifices for the sake of health-care and other essential workers and vulnerable populations, such as the elderly. And many companies have stepped up to support their workers, customers, and local communities, in a shift toward the kind of stakeholder capitalism to which they had previously paid lip service.
Clearly, the will to build a better society does exist. We must use it to secure the Great Reset that we so badly need. That will require stronger and more effective governments, though this does not imply an ideological push for bigger ones. And it will demand private-sector engagement every step of the way.
The Great Reset agenda would have three main components. The first would steer the market toward fairer outcomes. To this end, governments should improve coordination (for example, in tax, regulatory, and fiscal policy), upgrade trade arrangements, and create the conditions for a “stakeholder economy.” At a time of diminishing tax bases and soaring public debt, governments have a powerful incentive to pursue such action.
Moreover, governments should implement long-overdue reforms that promote more equitable outcomes. Depending on the country, these may include changes to wealth taxes, the withdrawal of fossil-fuel subsidies, and new rules governing intellectual property, trade, and competition.
The second component of a Great Reset agenda would ensure that investments advance shared goals, such as equality and sustainability. Here, the large-scale spending programs that many governments are implementing represent a major opportunity for progress. The European Commission, for one, has unveiled plans for a €750 billion ($826 billion) recovery fund. The US, China, and Japan also have ambitious economic-stimulus plans.
Rather than using these funds, as well as investments from private entities and pension funds, to fill cracks in the old system, we should use them to create a new one that is more resilient, equitable, and sustainable in the long run. This means, for example, building “green” urban infrastructure and creating incentives for industries to improve their track record on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics.
The third and final priority of a Great Reset agenda is to harness the innovations of the Fourth Industrial Revolution to support the public good, especially by addressing health and social challenges. During the COVID-19 crisis, companies, universities, and others have joined forces to develop diagnostics, therapeutics, and possible vaccines; establish testing centers; create mechanisms for tracing infections; and deliver telemedicine. Imagine what could be possible if similar concerted efforts were made in every sector. great reset coronavirus covid klaus schwab quote
The COVID-19 crisis is affecting every facet of people’s lives in every corner of the world. But tragedy need not be its only legacy. On the contrary, the pandemic represents a rare but narrow window of opportunity to reflect, reimagine, and reset our world to create a healthier, more equitable, and more prosperous future.
stakeholder capitalism = state capitalism = socialism
Everything was just FINE. We do not need a stinking “reset.”
We are going to get “reset” so hard we won’t know what happened.
stakeholder capitalism = state capitalism = socialism = communism..........
COMMUNISM IS THE GOAL OF SOCIALISM.....VLADIMIR LENIN............
If not flat out communism with 5% of the well connected having everything and the remaining 95% being fed table scraps and intoxicants... In the USSR it was vodka. Ours will probably be no-sugar cannabis edibles.
Yes, and the enemy is a tiny minority even though their control of government, academia, the media, and tech make them look as though they are the majority.
100 million rounds of ammo. The great reset.
Anyone talking “great reset” needs a lead injection.
The UN/WHO/NWO/CDC/Gates/Democrat plan: Mark of the beast, 2020 style.
Some related links:
Event 201, pandemic response practice Oct. 2019 - highlight video:
ID2020, Bill Gates and everything about you:
Along with ID2020, Bill Gates is pushing quantum dot vaccination tattoos:
ImmuniPass - Your vaccination data card; will you be allowed to enter businesses?
Blockchain Digital Identity Alliance - your credit data and leash:
Satan’s minions have been working very hard on this.
The own the megaphone
We are a society of one word sound bites, sinking from 20 years ago when we needed three word sound bites.
“...the pandemic represents a rare but narrow window of opportunity...”
“Never let a crisis go to waste.” - Democrat mantra
Onward Christian soldiers, marching as to war. This IS war. Satan’s war.
If you haven’t heard it recently: https://youtu.be/dU_Kqtsiri8
Seven decades (one lifetime) of
Each and everyone of these actions will require government force.
Fairness used to be part of what governments ensured in the process, NOT the outcome.
So nobody--no business--fails?
Of course that's not what they mean. They mean politically correct businesses don't fail.
Remember Solyndra? They won't fail in the future.
Exxon-Mobil? Unless they stop using fossil fuels, they are forced to fail.
All of this means more government across the board. More control over the marketplace. A global command economy.
Perhaps our commissars will even create great five-year plans we can all work to achieve!
This is what a dictatorship of the Elites looks like.
That's what governments are ultimately. Even the early American Republic. Governments function as the sole repository of legalized violence. Legitimate and legal to varying degrees of course.
The chocolate ration was just raised to 30 grams!.....................
And why President Washington called government “force” and compared it to fire - a troublesome servant and a fearsome master.
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