tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post812531319912924899..comments2023-10-07T22:37:49.244+13:00Comments on The Hand Mirror: Diversity deficit at the Job Summit reduxkatyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15742280289613450293noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-58410800186477182902009-03-03T20:21:00.000+13:002009-03-03T20:21:00.000+13:00Exactly right, AWicken - the phrase is 'moral haza...Exactly right, AWicken - the phrase is 'moral hazard', ie 'no matter how bad you f*ck it up, we'll bail you out'. This is an invitation for business to run itself badly and face no consequences. We should be pretty selective about the 'business experts' we take advice from. After all, a lot of people thought Blue Chip was a successful business until a few months ago.<BR/><BR/>And Mary-Lou, you're by no means the only working mother who's concerned about the economy around here.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06076244041878300351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-53865909309377065942009-03-03T19:50:00.000+13:002009-03-03T19:50:00.000+13:00"We" didn't send anybody to this event.A small gro..."We" didn't send anybody to this event.<BR/><BR/>A small group of people selected the participants. They seem to have subconsciously selected a remarkably narrow group. <BR/><BR/>The group's supposed "ability" and "quality" is in that they have managed to profit from the system that has put us in this situation. They therefore have little incentive to solve the situation to the benefit of everyone, rather than just themselves. <BR/><BR/>For example, would they regard an increased unemployment rate as better than risking an increase in the rate of companies failing? <BR/>Would they argue for tax cuts as a way of preserving their own jobs at the expense of many others?<BR/><BR/>Who knows? But we might well be bound by their opinions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-90402787196174282552009-03-01T20:25:00.000+13:002009-03-01T20:25:00.000+13:00Who said it's a game Mary-Lou? Would we be so con...Who said it's a game Mary-Lou? Would we be so concerned about it if it was just a game? It's the very importance of this Job Summit, as the main idea-generator for getting our country out of recession, which makes the input of a wide range of delegates so important.<BR/><BR/>Are you saying that "rich white men" (your words) are more important than everyone else?Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08977150346842277994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-64461370054884654782009-03-01T06:27:00.000+13:002009-03-01T06:27:00.000+13:00I am surprised this is such a game for you people....I am surprised this is such a game for you people. I am a working mother and I thought we send in the main players into such events regardless of their skin colour and sex. Plus aren't you always saying that rich white men control the world? <BR/><BR/>The best people for the job. A businessman employing thousands of people is surely more important than somebody there simply because they add "colour", surely?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-22748825270530695002009-02-28T23:27:00.000+13:002009-02-28T23:27:00.000+13:00Thanks Idiot/Savant. It has been good to see your...Thanks Idiot/Savant. It has been good to see yourself and The Standard pick up on this, although the comment threads at TStd have contained the usual hoary old chestnuts.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08977150346842277994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-32079125884548355032009-02-27T16:11:00.000+13:002009-02-27T16:11:00.000+13:00And now in pictures... (Word verification: "madgen...<A HREF="http://www.thestandard.org.nz/spot-the-odd-one-out/" REL="nofollow">And now in pictures</A>... <BR/><BR/>(Word verification: "madgendr". Yes, really)Idiot/Savanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993069909613708957noreply@blogger.com