On Saturday February 19 the Center for Voter Deliberation of Northern Virginia (CVDNVA) and PublicDecisions cohosted a deliberation in Second Life about economic security in America.
We focused on the key question: How can we best take charge of the future so families can feel reasonably secure, parents can help their children prosper, and everyone can move toward a financially stable retirement?
We had a small and like-minded group in the forum, one that was more concerned about the actions of government than individuals in failing to prevent the nation's recent recession and in needing to take further steps to remedy it. Here are two comments after the forum from participants.
"I hadn't realized before how fundamental is a properly functioning financial system....Because of the distortions in the financial system supported by government, the financial system is not doing its traditional job of supporting innovation throughout the entire economy."
"I wasn't thinking about how the current economic crisis is an opportunity to question the fundamental design principles of our economy such as whether we even want to return to the same kind of economy we had in 2008. It would be useful to think about how to rebuild in a better way than we had before."
Special thanks to Thynka Little and Cooperative eXtension in Second Life for hosting us. The home base of Cooperative Extension in Second Life is the Virtual State Fair, where you can enjoy a combination of recreational and educational content developed by Thynka Little and her creative partners in the Extension system. For more information, go to www.ThynkaLittle.com.
Many thanks too, to Kathy Eisenmann/University of Wisconsin, Craig Paterson/Deliberative IDEAS, Janice Thompson/INVOLVE (our photographer) and Peg Schears for their assistance with making the day possible.
We'll be convening our next virtual deliberation in April on a topic to be decided soon. Complete the form below to receive an invitation by email.
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