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Susan George quotes

American Activist July 26, 1950

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What you need if you want jobs are small and medium sized enterprises, local initiatives, labour intensive work, community development, service providers and the like. Susan George
I'm a radical reformist, because between where we are and where I want to go there's a great deal of work, and I won't see the end of this. Susan George
Susan George quote: "What's immediately profitable is the only kind of logic that..."
What's immediately profitable is the only kind of logic that capitalism understands. Susan George
Debt is such a powerful tool, it is such a useful tool, it's much better than colonialism ever was because you can keep control without having an army, without having a whole administration. Susan George
Susan George quote: "We're trying to run a 21st century society and economy with..."
We're trying to run a 21st century society and economy with 19th century Darwinian, competitive, crude ideas. Susan George
Susan George quote: "It seems to be the thing now that young people are getting..."
It seems to be the thing now that young people are getting back into politics. Susan George
The question is not only what is grown but what it's used for. There's not going to be a mass transformation of dietary habits in rich countries-on the contrary, the first thing people do when they become more prosperous is to buy more meat. Susan George
Susan George quote: "If you cut down a forest, it doesn't matter how many sawmills..."
If you cut down a forest, it doesn't matter how many sawmills you have if there are no more trees. Susan George
Susan George quote: "Now we are flying off into outer space, there is no clear curb..."
Now we are flying off into outer space, there is no clear curb on what can be done in the name of the economy. Susan George
How do we get democracy at the international level? That's our problem. and it's essentially the same problem people faced in the 18th Century when they tried to get democracy nationally. Now we need it internationally. Susan George
Susan George quote: "There are a lot of people who don't contribute anything to..."
There are a lot of people who don't contribute anything to consumption and production. Susan George
Susan George quote: "The World Bank is now the biggest culprit in the debt crisis."
The World Bank is now the biggest culprit in the debt crisis. Susan George
Susan George quote: "Only around 2% of the earth's surface is cultivatable land."
Only around 2% of the earth's surface is cultivatable land. Susan George
This erosion of the middle class is happening all over the place. The opening of a wider gap between rich and poor is always accompanied by such a process. Susan George
Susan George quote: "As the rich consume more and more, they are clearly not going..."
As the rich consume more and more, they are clearly not going to want to downgrade their own status. Susan George

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