Enough Already
2008-07-26 17:20:13 UTC
http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/105431/Where-the-Jobs-Are
Note the number of times population growth and land development are
mentioned in that piece. "Job growth" or "job creation" invariably
follows population growth, so how long is it supposed to last on a
finite planet? Only a fraction of economists will answer that question
directly. "Uh...we need perpetual growth because...uh...well, someone
just said so!"
Is the ultimate plan to destroy as much nature as possible while
leaving just enough space for people to live and farm? The scale of
human land use is vastly underestimated. Actual dwellings take up a
fraction of the total land required for watersheds, agriculture,
grazing, timber, mining, and upcoming plans for wind-power and solar
sites. Biofuels use enormous tracts but people are at least seeing
that; mainly because they compete directly with food.
How about planning for a steady-state economy based on a stable
population without impossible expectations of constantly rising
wealth? The rising cost of oil should be used as a wake-up call for
growth cessation, not a scramble to keep up with more of it. But, with
human nature as it is, the Takers will prevail for awhile.
E.A.
http://enough_already.tripod.com/
Cancer-model economies don't last on finite planets.
Note the number of times population growth and land development are
mentioned in that piece. "Job growth" or "job creation" invariably
follows population growth, so how long is it supposed to last on a
finite planet? Only a fraction of economists will answer that question
directly. "Uh...we need perpetual growth because...uh...well, someone
just said so!"
Is the ultimate plan to destroy as much nature as possible while
leaving just enough space for people to live and farm? The scale of
human land use is vastly underestimated. Actual dwellings take up a
fraction of the total land required for watersheds, agriculture,
grazing, timber, mining, and upcoming plans for wind-power and solar
sites. Biofuels use enormous tracts but people are at least seeing
that; mainly because they compete directly with food.
How about planning for a steady-state economy based on a stable
population without impossible expectations of constantly rising
wealth? The rising cost of oil should be used as a wake-up call for
growth cessation, not a scramble to keep up with more of it. But, with
human nature as it is, the Takers will prevail for awhile.
E.A.
http://enough_already.tripod.com/
Cancer-model economies don't last on finite planets.