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kleinbl00  ·  4027 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: John Quiggin: Wall Street Isn’t Worth It

    Do you make this assertion with evidence or without evidence?

Not my assertion. Paul Gilding's. Start on Page 234. He's quoting Herman daly.

Thanks for going the extra mile to be accusatory about it.





wasoxygen  ·  4027 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Not my assertion.

Noted. Does Paul Gilding provide evidence for his claims? Amazon shows one in the first line: "The earth is full." To wit, "our human society and economy is now so large we have passed the limits of our planet's capacity to support us..." and there is "no room left" for the billions of desperate people in appalling poverty.

And yet, the UN tells us that "The target of reducing extreme poverty rates by half was met five years ahead of the 2015 deadline."

    Thanks for going the extra mile to be accusatory about it.

I acknowledge my frustration with the thoughtful web. I have as yet been unsuccessful in sparking any debate based on facts rather than slogans. I thought this video a good place to start. I am willing to read a book, but need to be able to get past the first page, or even the title, without slapping my forehead.

Sorry for being annoying.