You are invited to join a continuing National Issues Forum in the virtual world of Second Life on Saturday April 30 at 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time). The topic is economic security in America.
Participants in our first forum, two months ago, focused on how best to 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, 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.
"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."
We hope to broaden the discussion on April 30, and to add your point of view.
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