Why should we assume that asteroids are ours to exploit (or the oil in Alaska, for that matter)?
best Simon Simon Biggs si...@littlepig.org.uk http://www.littlepig.org.uk http://amazon.com/author/simonbiggs http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/staff/homepage.asp?name=simon.biggs http://www.eca.ed.ac.uk/school-of-art/simon-biggs > On 27 Apr 2016, at 14:09, Rob Myers <r...@robmyers.org> wrote: > > I'm not back just yet but - > > https://theconversation.com/all-of-humanity-should-share-in-the-space-mining-boom-57740 > > "One solitary asteroid might be worth trillions of dollars in platinum > and other metals. Exploiting these resources could lead to a global boom > in wealth, which could raise living standards worldwide and potentially > benefit all of humanity." > > Accelerate! > > "However, behind the utopian rhetoric and dazzling dreams of riches lie > some very real problems." > > Screeeeeech! > > "There is a balanced, pragmatic approach that will promote commercial > and profit driven activities, while also producing tangible benefits to > all of humanity. > > Importantly, this pragmatic approach has a well established precedent > that has existed for nearly 40 years. And this comes not from a social > democracy or left-wing ideology, but was the brainchild of a > libertarian, Republican governor of Alaska, Jay Hammond. > > That model is the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (APFC) created in > 1976, and its unique “citizen’s dividend”. The APF is a resource wealth > fund, which derives its revenue primarily from leases on oil fields." > > Vrooom! > > Universal Basic Income, so named because it's based on income from the > universe? ;-) > > - Rob. > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
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