tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608702.post8562902970074694258..comments2023-10-25T08:46:20.242-05:00Comments on The Distributist Review: The Dialog Between Veritas and CaritateJohn Médaillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16463267750952578888noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608702.post-87885489565207913192009-11-01T08:32:05.520-06:002009-11-01T08:32:05.520-06:00Keep up the good work John! (Seriously, keep fight...Keep up the good work John! (Seriously, keep fighting the good fight!)Donniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07258649859793530946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608702.post-8716246463413784422009-10-31T10:22:41.888-05:002009-10-31T10:22:41.888-05:00I'm sure this was received very well - it cert...I'm sure this was received very well - it certainly deserves to have been. <br /><br />You're absolutely right, highlighting that business should not be perceived as an end in itself. What Mr. Stack promotes works in part because it's good old fashioned sound psychology. <br /><br />I know, for instance, a certain company which is profiting millions, in this down economy, yet has rolled back wages, begun to outsource and hire temps; that may be sound economically (at least on the face of it) for THE owner, and for those intermediate Officers who see projected profits as an end in itself; but is it ultimately in the best interest of that company to cause a Pandora's rift, if you will, between those who barely subsist and those who are indeed exponentially well off? <br /><br />If you're seeking quality productiveness do you really want to introduce the psychological factors of fear and resentment, especially on top of poorer quality outsourced parts, all of which make the job even more challenging? Does that really benefit your company? Perhaps in the long run it does, as part of a macro tendency, force expecations for employee compensation to a point where wage earners are "just elated to even have a job", and in some cases where cuts are necessary (as I read even Mondragoon had to take some slight, unfortunate measures), that elation is appropriate; but in some cases, where it's clearly not, you will never get the loyalty, gratitude, creativity, and initiative that Mr. Stack's approach apparently has. Nor, recalling your point about normalization (seeing things in their proper order), will your society achieve what is requisite for ongoing stability: widely diffused purchasing power. <br /><br />Well done John, thanks for being out there spreading the message!Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04718530044133779893noreply@blogger.com