Paul Light. Shared National Sacrifice: Are We Ready?

Let's Find Common Ground

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🗓️ 7 May 2020

⏱️ 24 minutes

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The times ahead may be radically different than what most of us have experienced so far in our lives. This episode considers what kind of sacrifices will have to be made now and in the future. How can volunteers make a difference? What needs to be done to prevent a further fraying of the fabric of our national life? Guest: Professor Paul Light of New York University, who often writes about public service, and has testified before Congress.

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0:00.0	What should we be asked to do in this crisis?
0:03.7	Should we all be required to make sacrifices for others?
0:08.4	That's what we're going to consider right now on Let's Find Common Ground.
0:13.0	I'm Richard Davies.
0:19.0	I'm Ashley Meltite.
0:21.0	As we were wandering down the highway of life,
0:25.2	just a few months ago, the coronavirus pandemic
0:28.6	came roaring up in the fast lane
0:31.3	and hit all of us one way or another. Suddenly we were plunged
0:36.1	into a time like no other in recent decades. That's not too much of an
0:40.5	overstatement right? No I don't think it, but some people are being asked to sacrifice a lot more than others.
0:47.0	I'm thinking about the frontline workers, doctors, nurses, grocery clerks, pharmacists, and delivery drivers.
0:55.0	They're being asked to risk their health to do their jobs.
0:59.0	On let's find common ground, citizenship and sacrifice.
1:03.7	What's the big ask?
1:05.7	And should many of us who are blessed with good health and stable finances
1:10.5	be called on to do a lot more.
1:13.0	We're joined by a well-known expert on public service,
1:17.0	Professor Paul Light of New York University.
1:20.0	He often writes about public service,
1:22.0	he speaks at conferences, and he's testified before Congress.
1:26.0	Welcome to our podcast Paul.
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