-----Original Message----- From: Harry Pollard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 5:17 PM To: Cordell, Arthur: ECOM Subject: Permanent War
Hi! A long time ago, a Georgist wrote a book entitled "State of War Permanent" in which he suggested the way to keep the economy hot was to have a permanent war against a small uninhabited Pacific Island. We could bomb it, invade and disembark, shell it in a permanent war that would keep the economy going. (One must be careful with satire. Someone is likely to say - "Hey! What a great idea.") This came to me via the Daily Reckoning. It's too good not to pass on. In the absence of war, Isabel will do. ------------------------------------------------------ - "The approaching Hurricane Isabel is likely to destroy property and claim lives, but it'll probably be a positive for the nation's economy," a CBS Marketwatch headline declared (without the slightest hint of irony). "The storm, currently believed by forecasters to be taking aim at the North Carolina coast, will disrupt commerce, industry and travel for a few days - or even months in some cases." But fret not, the online news service counsels, "[The storm] is likely to actually increase overall economic activity in the coming weeks as individuals and businesses repair and restore their damaged property." ----------------------------------------------------- Harry **************************************************** Harry Pollard Henry George School of Social Science of Los Angeles Box 655 Tujunga CA 91042 Tel: (818) 352-4141 -- Fax: (818) 353-2242 http://home.comcast.net/~haledward **************************************************** _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
