Thomas Lunde says "Perhaps someone could explain economic reality to me in a layman's manner so I can understand why our economy is so good and unemployment is going down because of all the jobs being created? I'm very confused." ------------------------ The economy and unemployment are like apples and oranges. It is quite possible as we move forward that the global economy will do best if we reduce costs through technology by doubling the unemployment rate. Unemployment has to do with the allocation of paid work. This allocation can be relatively equal or quite unequal without changing the economy, which is usually measured by things like the production, consumption, and export of goods and services. If we could make more of the unemployed have heart attacks, needing hospital care, our economy, as measured, would immediately increase. Quality of life is another quite different issue, and this is where crime, health, employment, etc. have their place. Currently our quality of life is quite atrocious, and will get worse as our population rockets up. And therein lies the solution. Alan Scharf, Futurist and President Scharf and Associates Creative Leap International 1137 Elliott Street, Saskatoon, SK. Canada S7N 0V4 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 306/244-4164 Fax: 306/652-0633
