Fun Fact Re 'Economic Growth' And Reality

[Picaro]

Economic growth is not a sustainable policy objective

Economic growth is not a sustainable policy objective

So we can get back to Grantham’s one cubic meter of humanity’s possessions. We can play with the rate of economic growth and the from-to dates, but the insight of this exercise is inescapable: defaulting always to economic growth as the unquestioned policy objective is patently absurd and unsustainable; and that which is unsustainable must inevitably collapse – it is only a matter of time.




Anybody here think this is wrong?

 

[Bootney Lee Farnsworth]

Economic growth is not a sustainable policy objective

Economic growth is not a sustainable policy objective

So we can get back to Grantham’s one cubic meter of humanity’s possessions. We can play with the rate of economic growth and the from-to dates, but the insight of this exercise is inescapable: defaulting always to economic growth as the unquestioned policy objective is patently absurd and unsustainable; and that which is unsustainable must inevitably collapse – it is only a matter of time.




Anybody here think this is wrong?

As the sole policy objective, yes, I disagree. As the sole economic policy objective, there should be no other objective. It is the one. The only.

The other policy objective should be liberty.

Balance the two against each other.

I would make an excellent policy adviser.

 

[Correll]

Economic growth is not a sustainable policy objective

Economic growth is not a sustainable policy objective

So we can get back to Grantham’s one cubic meter of humanity’s possessions. We can play with the rate of economic growth and the from-to dates, but the insight of this exercise is inescapable: defaulting always to economic growth as the unquestioned policy objective is patently absurd and unsustainable; and that which is unsustainable must inevitably collapse – it is only a matter of time.




Anybody here think this is wrong?

What limits are you putting on the Post Work Society?