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More of the same from the cheerleader-in-chief
"Without extra investment to raise production, the natural annual rate of output decline is 9.1 per cent." Energy experts generally agree that a 2 per cent annual decline in extraction of crude oil translate to reasonably painful adaptation and the cessation of economic growth, a five per cent declines spell very painful adjustments and an economic depression of unprecedented magnitude, and a ten per cent decline means societal breakdown at a monumental scale.
Continue reading...The way out of Weippe
Monday, October 27, 2008
That was 1971. Before the first oil crisis. Before the Iran hostage crisis. Before globalization ruled our lives. Simpler times, for sure. Just about everybody in Weippe was an FDR Democrat, dedicated to strong workers' rights and a decent social safety net.
Continue reading...The blame game
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Thus, I trace the demise of political parties as disparate entities to Reagan's election in 1980. With the 1980 election, the United States embraced a single ideology: economic growth. Political party no longer mattered because the ideology crossed party lines. And this dangerous ideology absolutely required imperialism.
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Thursday, November 13, 2008
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