Not that I put a lot of though into it but why would the industries sell it at 10$ ? They want to sell they don't want to reduce demand. More the opposite. Someone else should make that it is sold at 10$. Maybe an "on the way to be extinct tax". Then no one would be interested to buy a boat and go tuna fishing...
Maybe after all it is what you're saying when writing, " but I no longer believe the average person is capable of self government". They need a government to govern. Olivier Nepal > From: Guag Meister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: <sustainablelorgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org> > Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:43:59 -0700 (PDT) > To: <sustainablelorgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org> > Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Why the Planet is Sick > > Hi All ; > > What a fascinating review, presented in a much more convincing way than I ever > could. And sorry to say, I have come to the same conclusion after grappling > with the question from every angle over several years. > > Here's an example. I can buy a can of tuna fish for 30 Thai baht, less than > $1. Deep sea tuna are being fished to extinction and yet I can buy a can for > under $1. The price should be $10 or higher to reduce demand, right? But the > problem is, if I artificially set the price at $10, what is the first thing > that will happen? Answer: a whole bunch of people will buy boats and go tuna > fishing because it will be so profitable. Capitalism causes this problem, and > capitalism cannot provide a solution. > > My view (after many years of somber contemplation) (and probably not shared by > everyone) is that the average person, unfortunately, is not capable of making > decisions that effect the whole society. This includes finite resource > allocation and includes election of government leaders. Sorry, but I no > longer beleive the average person is capable of self government. The fact > that GWB got elected twice should be proof enough lol. After the American > revolution when the society was young and God fearing, capitalism worked > amazingly well. But American society is haemorrhaging, spiraling down, and > therefore not stable. > > The posted articlce is right on the money (sorry Americans spreading > democracy). Capitalisn doesn't work in the long run (> 500 years). Short > run, emphatically YES it works. > > BR > Peter G. > Thailand _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
