tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686409573032373535.post8972468279402448780..comments2023-05-22T06:09:36.874-04:00Comments on The View From My Chair: A Time For Choosing - 1964John Kuvakashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01314234363243443386noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686409573032373535.post-9982888431846828192011-01-10T18:33:39.010-05:002011-01-10T18:33:39.010-05:00Valid point J and I agree with all you say. I gues...Valid point J and I agree with all you say. I guess my interest was more in the fact that there seems to be an uncanny prescience to his remarks vis a vis our current conditions. I'm not necessarily agreeing with all he says although I do admire him as a speaker. After reading this speech and a few other versions of it, I have come to the conclusion that either he was ahead of his time or our circumstances have not changed much since 1964. We seem to be addressing the same issues and debating the same solutions.John Kuvakashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01314234363243443386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686409573032373535.post-18405409712905225032011-01-10T18:16:12.010-05:002011-01-10T18:16:12.010-05:00I've seen the side of the public servant, whos...I've seen the side of the public servant, whose heart is usually in the right place, to want more resources to do more good. But it is difficult to be efficient without the profit goal of commercial markets. And, even those companies get very inefficient in the good times, when their profit is driven by revenue, not efficiency.<br />Thanks for the post!<br />JamieJGormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09412172952055701375noreply@blogger.com