I have worked in Wall St for nearly 46 years and while I can subscribe to the benefits to society of a far more equitable economic system than the one we now live within, I can also subscribe to the benefits of town meetings and participatory democracy yet in a country such as ours, while they are available, they are usually tightly controlled political theatre pieces except in small towns and narrowly defined communities. The 80's and 90's saw the great expansion of collegial and largely democratic ways of organizing corporate tasks but in the end these approaches all to often led to inaction, false hopes and expectations and ultimately, in the dot com bust disastrous results. People who are willing to make big decisions become the leaders in all situations. I would love to debate these issues and learn more about it but most of what I have read is very academic, economic theory which will only excite the average person to go to sleep. Sincerely, Paul pliester