There is also no shortage of things that need doing. There is just a maldistribution of income. Harry
On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 9:20 PM, Jarold McWilliams <[email protected]> wrote: > The individuals employed there will be fine. Their energy expenses will be > cut by about 10 x. Every item they buy will cost about a 1/4 of what it > does now. The way we should reduce unemployment if rossi or defkalion > really do have something is to shorten the work week. There is no reason > people have to be working 40 hours a week in a society with nearly free > energy and seemingly endless resources. > On Mar 30, 2012, at 3:22 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote: > > Jarold McWilliams <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The world can't run on oil forever, and hopefully it is not going to much >> longer. Companies like Exxon are going to have to adapt or die. > > > Of course. And based on the history of business, I predict they will die. > > >> >> Would you rather the world run on obsolete technologies like sailing ships >> and steam locomotives just so we can have jobs or a company doesn't go >> under? > > > Of course not. I did not say that. No one said that. Please pay a little > closer attention to what is presented here, and do not argue against points > that no one makes (a "straw man" logical fallacy). > > I myself could not care less whether Exxon survives. I care only about the > individuals employed there. Not the company, and not the stockholders. > > - Jed > >
