Democrats value life (Republicans devalue life)

by: William Allen Simpson

Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 11:41:09 AM EDT

Today's AP article shows that the Republicans reduced their value of human life by 12% -- a drop of nearly $1 million from just five years ago.

American life worth less today
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Of course, the calculations are a cynical Republican ploy to avoid issuing regulations for clean air.

"It appears that they're cooking the books in regards to the value of life." -- S. William Becker, executive director of the National Association of Clean Air Agencies

"It's hard to imagine that it has other than a political motivation." -- Dan Esty, a senior EPA policy official in the administration of the first President Bush and now director of the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy

But most folks certainly feel viscerally that their own lives have less economic value now.  We should be able to make a convincing case that the Democratic Party actually values individual lives more than Republicans.

Howard Dean Talks About Faith and Politics at Hope College

by: mersmanblog

Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 23:48:29 PM EDT

"I am not here to persuade you [into voting Democrat] and if that happens that's great that's God's work," Dean told the audience jokingly. 

Dean stated that he was a member of a church back home and that his beliefs were what led him to choose the Democratic Party.  In the past few elections Democrats have not done well among religious voters and he said that the Democratic Party needed to do a better job of reaching out to people of faith.

Dean was there to talk about what the two parties have in common and he said that there really is a lot they have in common. 

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Why Toyota Is Winning

by: Slouching Toward Youngstown

Fri Apr 27, 2007 at 17:55:49 PM EDT

Q: I remember a story related to me by a supplier company: They entered into a contract to supply axles for pickup trucks. It was the first contract his company had with Toyota. He said he was awarded the contract with no discussion of price. It was all based on whether his company's processes and quality were acceptable to Toyota. He was flabbergasted. Is that a common way Toyota does business?

  A: Toyota's thinking based on the Toyota Way is teamwork with suppliers. This teamwork is going to be a long-lasting relationship. Price is only one element. Trust is a more important element. The relationship is a sharing concept, and should always be win-win. Price is important, too. But trust is perhaps more so. This is an idea that American business schools have come to preach. IBM (IBM), General Electric (GE), and other companies talk about how important the mission of the company is. Toyota is only doing intelligently what the business schools are teaching.

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