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Fri 27 Oct 2017 8:26PM

Measuring the impact of the cooperative sector

JR John Rhoads Public Seen by 433

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http://www.democracyatwork.info/measuring_impact_cooperative_sector

JR

John Rhoads Fri 27 Oct 2017 8:35PM

I feel that the "coop sector" would be better served if the case could be made to less liberal types that WSDE's/coops are beneficial from a non-partisan point of view. Coopes are not inherently "liberal" or "conservative" by nataure. Hence, conservatives should really not have issue with the fundamentals of coops or the movement. Conservatives will one day get on board but with some reasoning they may just see fit to do so sooner than later.

JR

Poll Created Fri 27 Oct 2017 8:42PM

Are Coops good for conservatives and liberals equally? Closed Sat 11 Nov 2017 8:02PM

Select the check box if you think Coops should be appealing to more than just liberal types or the X if not. Leave comments why you think so.

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Yes 5 AI JR DU KB J
No 0  
Undecided 82 AT MA EF BM DU SC J SS OZ BA MM SS KJ WM JG LP JI EBH JD GRA

5 of 87 people have participated (5%)

JR

John Rhoads Fri 27 Oct 2017 9:53PM

"It is only when those who support and are part of the cooperative sector can clearly articulate and demonstrate (empirically) the benefits of cooperatives that public officials will begin to construct favorable public policy." --Are we doing this sufficiently?

KB

Kenneth Baumann Tue 31 Oct 2017 2:44AM

Libertarians should like worker co-ops, and they're usually considered conservatives (not by me).

J

John Thu 2 Nov 2017 5:34PM

when I speak about cooperation, I focus on the values and principles. "autonomy and independence", democracy, solidarity resonate with everyone.

J

John Tue 28 Nov 2017 12:12AM

There has been some work on measuring the impact of co-ops in Canada.It would be worth incorporating this discussion: https://community-wealth.org/content/co-operatives-sustainable-communities-tools-measure-co-operative-impact-and-performance

DM

Devin McPherson Thu 30 Nov 2017 12:50PM

Hi John, I haven't read your link yet, but after watching a recent documentary on Netflix, A New Economy, I see Canada as having an advantage due to national health care. Most US citizens are trapped in the wage slave condition by our need for company health care. I think that if we move to a single payer system here people will jump at the chance to participate in a cooperative economy.