Yes, the translation will be painful and the cost of living must plunge to the detriment of the elite who profit from the work of others. The city centric economy will fall away when power and services can be established in low cost stand alone configurations. We wont need a half million dollars set aside to retire. I think the working man and woman is sick of being the "working poor", The goal posts keep moving to such an extent that we are working our lives away for a house and a car that we can't even call our own if we get sick and need extended medical care. Heed this call to take your treasures and run for that little cabin in the hills with your new Mr Fusion generator and well drilling equipment. Things won't get better if we don't leave the rat maze we are trapped inside. Fran
-----Original Message----- From: William Beaty [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 12:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Vo]:Our Jobless Startrek Future On Fri, 9 Oct 2009, John Berry wrote: > If so few jobs are needed then people can do things they are passionate > about and take a great amount of care in what they do. But imagine how the population will get there. It takes a 9-5 day job to support a family, or even just pay rent. No job, unemployment runs out, credit cards on overload, what's next? Live in a tent? No, move out of the cities! Go to communities where rent isn't $1000 per person. As with Ohio cities in the 70s, city centers may become ghost towns. (Either that , or somehow the rental/real-estate prices would have to collapse massively.) So, choose intense living over in tents living? (Sorry) (((((((((((((((((( ( ( ( ( (O) ) ) ) ) ))))))))))))))))))) William J. Beaty SCIENCE HOBBYIST website billb at amasci com http://amasci.com EE/programmer/sci-exhibits amateur science, hobby projects, sci fair Seattle, WA 206-762-3818 unusual phenomena, tesla coils, weird sci
