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Hannah Bell
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Thu Jan-20-11 04:15 AM Original message |
The global economy won't recover, now or ever |
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Systematic Chaos
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Thu Jan-20-11 04:22 AM Response to Original message |
1. Net recommendation: 0 votes (Your vote: +1) |
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Hannah Bell
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Thu Jan-20-11 04:24 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. not sure i buy it. i just posted it because it was wallerstein in foreign policy -- |
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Terry in Austin
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Thu Jan-20-11 05:59 PM Response to Reply #2 |
32. Wallerstein is worth following closely |
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xchrom
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Thu Jan-20-11 05:32 AM Response to Original message |
3. Interesting. Nt |
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social_critic
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Thu Jan-20-11 06:48 AM Response to Original message |
4. Disagree |
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SoCalDem
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Thu Jan-20-11 07:03 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. The problem is that when people are considered "richer" when they enter mass-consumption status, |
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social_critic
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Thu Jan-20-11 07:42 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Producing stuff isn't the only way people can make money |
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kenny blankenship
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:17 AM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Indeed, in this country actually producing stuff is NO WAY to make money |
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Statistical
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:31 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Actually manufacturing make a huge amount of money. It just all goes to the top. |
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Romulox
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Thu Jan-20-11 04:21 PM Response to Reply #14 |
28. "Productivity gains" = stagnant wages, slashed benefits. |
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Statistical
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Thu Jan-20-11 04:30 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. I agree 100%. |
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social_critic
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Fri Jan-21-11 07:39 AM Response to Reply #28 |
38. Did you know you are a Ludite? |
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social_critic
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Fri Jan-21-11 07:31 AM Response to Reply #14 |
37. Singing is more profitable |
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Hannah Bell
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Thu Jan-20-11 04:18 PM Response to Reply #7 |
27. and if people don't produce stuff, those people batting 300 get -- ? |
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social_critic
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Fri Jan-21-11 07:42 AM Response to Reply #27 |
39. Well Hannah, that's an excellent point |
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madokie
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Thu Jan-20-11 07:12 AM Response to Original message |
6. Until we remember the lesser of us are human too |
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stuntcat
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Thu Jan-20-11 08:06 AM Response to Original message |
8. yep |
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social_critic
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Thu Jan-20-11 08:50 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Nothing wrong with exponential growth |
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stuntcat
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Thu Jan-20-11 10:49 AM Response to Reply #9 |
16. ah yes, we will "do fine" :) |
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Gregorian
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Thu Jan-20-11 11:48 AM Response to Reply #9 |
17. 4% growth equates to 14 billion humans by 2029! |
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stuntcat
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Thu Jan-20-11 11:55 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. and we way passed the planet' limits already |
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Gregorian
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Thu Jan-20-11 01:28 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. I know |
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social_critic
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Fri Jan-21-11 07:45 AM Response to Reply #17 |
40. Oh geez, I didn't mean population growth, i meant economic growth |
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blindpig
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Fri Jan-21-11 07:45 AM Response to Reply #9 |
41. Energy efficiency will only increase energy usage. |
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Odin2005
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Thu Jan-20-11 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
10. Good article. |
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Statistical
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
11. "The problem is that the basic costs of all production have risen remarkably." False |
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DCBob
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
12. I think it all boils down to oil.. |
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Astrad
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
15. How does he know? |
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Initech
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Thu Jan-20-11 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
20. The only way to win is to devalue the rich's currency. |
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FreeJoe
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Thu Jan-20-11 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
21. Yet another end of civilization prediction |
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Terry in Austin
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Thu Jan-20-11 06:14 PM Response to Reply #21 |
34. Not so much |
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Imagevision
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Thu Jan-20-11 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
22. No I don't believe we'll ever have what we experienced in the 80's ever again... |
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Xenotime
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Thu Jan-20-11 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
23. A single global currency would solve this.. |
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social_critic
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Thu Jan-20-11 01:55 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Won't work |
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BOG PERSON
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Thu Jan-20-11 04:58 PM Response to Reply #23 |
30. yeah, that really worked out for the eurozone didn't it |
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Imagevision
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Thu Jan-20-11 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
24. Plus this "new world order" crap is already in play... |
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Manifestor_of_Light
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Thu Jan-20-11 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
25. Rudolf elmer says it is the bankers' fault. |
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Tierra_y_Libertad
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Thu Jan-20-11 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
31. There's a lot to be said for "Workers of the WORLD Unite!" |
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social_critic
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Fri Jan-21-11 04:55 AM Response to Reply #31 |
35. marxist slogan, won't work either |
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Hannah Bell
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Fri Jan-21-11 06:49 AM Response to Reply #35 |
36. won't work either. |
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BOG PERSON
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Fri Jan-21-11 05:25 PM Response to Reply #35 |
42. "workers of the world make sure you get to vote in free and fair elections, and elect politicians |
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Fire Walk With Me
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Thu Jan-20-11 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
33. India's economy was growing some 300% each year, and China have yet to tap their |
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