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<blockquote data-quote="wkmac" data-source="post: 1189790" data-attributes="member: 2189">Prior to the modern welfare state and consumer society, the concept of mutual aid in some forms were quite popular.&nbsp; Churches and local organizations addressed both welfare and healthcare needs often across the strata of society.&nbsp; But another popular approach were the mutual aid societies of Fraternal Organizations. Before a top down state approach to society&#039;s problems became the norm, how did our Great Grandfathers and their fathers approach these problems?Many of them may well have been involved and maybe even strong advocates of autonomous Mutual Aid of Fraternal Organization.&nbsp; As a side point, our own union could serve itself well to begin to consider and re-capture some of these ideas and methods.<a href="http://www.newformulation.org/4Laursen.htm" target="_blank">The Legacy of the Lodges: Mutual Aid and Consumer Society</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="wkmac, post: 1189790, member: 2189"] Prior to the modern welfare state and consumer society, the concept of mutual aid in some forms were quite popular. Churches and local organizations addressed both welfare and healthcare needs often across the strata of society. But another popular approach were the mutual aid societies of Fraternal Organizations. Before a top down state approach to society's problems became the norm, how did our Great Grandfathers and their fathers approach these problems? Many of them may well have been involved and maybe even strong advocates of autonomous Mutual Aid of Fraternal Organization. As a side point, our own union could serve itself well to begin to consider and re-capture some of these ideas and methods. [URL="http://www.newformulation.org/4Laursen.htm"][COLOR=#ff0000]The Legacy of the Lodges: Mutual Aid and Consumer Society[/COLOR][/URL] [/QUOTE]

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