[FRIAM] Teckies and the Pols!

[Ann Racuya-Robbins]

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Ann Racuya-Robbins
Founder and CEO World Knowledge Bank  www.wkbank.com[1]

   Robert,

   I agree that art is no refuge from the consequences of ideas or  
manipulation by economic or political forces. This is why among other  
things I have created a new and practical economic paradigm through  
which an individual?s financial rewards for his or her actions and his  
or her values can be closely aligned with boundaries and limitations  
for those that want to destroy life. I wish and welcome all of your  
experimentation with this economic paradigm at www.wkbank.com. Why not  
try it? I don?t think though there is any category or class of human  
activity that is immune from manipulation. I do think some economic  
systems make manipulation more likely and more grievous, an obvious  
extreme examples would be slavery, indenture servitude?etc. But any  
inference that artists might attain or retain a higher character by  
doing their work for free is not only wrong in my view but creates  
more suffering. We might well be reminded of how judges of our highest  
court are treated in the US. They will never be billionaires but they  
will live with enough resources to keep their minds on their work.

   ARR

Links:
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[1] http://www.wkbank.com

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