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Responses To: "Humans aren't beasts"


Subject: "Humans aren't beasts" created on 07/27/07 by guest
There's a major difference between ecology and economics. In ecology, you can see that the number of chickens decreases when the number of hawks increases. There's a limited number of chickens and the hawks compete for them. In economics, the reverse is true. The more humans you see, the more chickens you see. That's because humans produce the things they need instead of forraging for them. Citizens of other countries aren't competitors fighting over a limited number of products. They are potential partners. Together, we can make more products for all.

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guest says "That's not the problem!!!" on 08/03/07
The problem is that unlike out predecessors (the lower beings of the ecological spectrum), human beings can be tempted by unending greed. I suggest you read Hirchman's "Passions and the Interests." He does a good analogy of what I am trying to say.

The solution to this problem rests with sustainable economics. Much of it you can find in Bill Mckibben's book "Deep Economics."

Just imagine what would happen if every part of the world consumed as many resources as does the United States. Currently China, India, and much of the New Europe are headed this way.

The effect, increasing energy prices, rising cost regimes abroad, and rising inflation in the U.S. It's not the citizens competing it's the tycoons. Mark my words friend. I've been there and I've seen it.

By the way, I am an economist.

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