tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222523593258151872.post1579947461933592142..comments2024-01-30T00:10:13.274-05:00Comments on New York Portraits: Worthy CausesKittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13260829805068114560noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222523593258151872.post-64278270941358570812009-06-08T11:55:17.312-04:002009-06-08T11:55:17.312-04:00I recently read the book "The End of the Work...I recently read the book "The End of the Work" by Jeremy Rifkin. It is a truly extraordinary, horizon-expanding book and is definitely worth the read! The gain in efficiency and productivity, which is a completely natural process, leads into a constantly shrinking number of jobs and, already, there aren't enough jobs for all of us. If we do not rethink our economic model, this will lead us into a tremendous growing number of homeless people and social problems. <br />It is not only his or her individual story, it is the lack of a social component in our system that causes homelessness.<br /><br /><a href="http://buenosairesperception.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Buenos Aires Photo</a>Buenos Aires Photobloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14534799750287596620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222523593258151872.post-78723016671657308942009-06-07T17:43:24.081-04:002009-06-07T17:43:24.081-04:00Thanks everyone.
It's so interesting to get p...Thanks everyone. <br />It's so interesting to get peoples' comments outside the US. We have poverty here as well, though not as widespread or blatant than other parts of the worldKittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13260829805068114560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222523593258151872.post-32572229245695744432009-06-06T20:48:47.873-04:002009-06-06T20:48:47.873-04:00Manila has a lot of homeless and 'informal set...Manila has a lot of homeless and 'informal settlers' but I still find it unnerving to see the same in rich countries like the US. I just don't understand :'(Hildahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572824685124656116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222523593258151872.post-74573132576497516152009-06-06T16:14:10.399-04:002009-06-06T16:14:10.399-04:00the fresh air fund, what a great thing.the fresh air fund, what a great thing.dianasfaria.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10488357854017358868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222523593258151872.post-89056982899621072772009-06-06T11:07:38.454-04:002009-06-06T11:07:38.454-04:00Last Saturday I walked by The Notre Dame Cathedral...Last Saturday I walked by The Notre Dame Cathedral and saw a homeless man reading. I truly wondered what his story was...Susuhttp://www.makinen.fr/susa/wordpressnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222523593258151872.post-45016502803941645832009-06-06T11:04:58.193-04:002009-06-06T11:04:58.193-04:00I always look at the homeless people and wonder ab...I always look at the homeless people and wonder about their stories. I rather miss seeing the one I saw every day in Freo. I hope he is still OK now winter is coming on over there.<br /><br />It does sound like a good cause - let's hope plenty of people contribute. amazing that there are still corporate donors at the moment really.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222523593258151872.post-91181120043864865622009-06-06T04:09:54.446-04:002009-06-06T04:09:54.446-04:00I can't understand how it is still possible to...I can't understand how it is still possible to have so many people living like that, in the western world.Tiagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810185593267955232noreply@blogger.com