are you happy?

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Mon Sep 11 13:36:20 PDT 2000


Carl Remick wrote:


>I don't want to read too much into this, Doug, but what if anything
>do these tidings suggest for your (and Virginia Postrel's) notion
>that it's sheer good feelings in the workplace that are most likely
>to usher in The Revolution?

I can't speak for her, but it's not "good feelings" - it's the confidence that comes with tight labor markets, and the feeling that things could be made a lot better. Nothing like the specter of unemployment to make people keep their heads down & behave.

Doug



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