8. Market and Vision Must Change

Market and Vision Must Change
Bob Komives
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I suffer
when I see North American cities sprawl
inefficiently, sloppily across the landscape.
My heart hurts for the poor campesino
struggling to produce
a poor crop
on poor land
cut and burned
from Earth's diminishing forest.
Harsh reality,
or bad vision?

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When such problems occur in a market economy, the harsh marketplace seems to fail the biosphere and its human population. In socialist economies, it seems to be the planners and administrators who fail in pursuit of their vision of economic development. I say both market and vision must change.

:: Bob Komives, Fort Collins © 2006 :: Plum Local IV :: 8. Market and Vision Must Change ::
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