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Tag Archives: Economics
Quora – why are all goods and services scarce
Why are all good and services scarce? [ 23/11/20 ] They are not. There is not a scarcity of oxygen. It is arguably the most important of all commodities, and it is present in abundance, and because of that abundance, … Continue reading
Quora – Why is capitalism good for the environment?
Why is capitalism good for the environment? [ 29/10/20 ] Why would you think that it is? Isn’t the evidence sufficiently clear that capitalism, left to its own internal set of incentive structures, is self terminating. We are the most … Continue reading
Posted in economics, Ideas, Philosophy, Politics, understanding
Tagged capitalism, cooperation, Economics, Evolution, understanding
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Overview – Vote for Ted Howard – Kaikoura Electorate
If you look hare at the many things I have written, you will find some consistent themes. My prime values have not changed: 1/ Individual life – mine and everyone else’s. 2/ Individual liberty – and that has to come … Continue reading
Posted in Ideas, Nature, Our Future, Politics
Tagged Communication, complexity, cooperation, Economics, future, Philosophy, Politics, values
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Quora – The fundamental economic problem is scarcity. Why?
The fundamental economic problem is scarcity. Why? [ 24/8/20 ] What definition are you using of economic? Is it one that focuses on the management of the “household” of planet earth, or one that concentrates purely on market values. Scarcity … Continue reading
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Tagged complexity, cooperation, Economics, risk mitigation, understanding
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Wendy made a Facebook post about the economy and Covid-19
Wendy made a Facebook post about the economy and Covid-19 [ 15/8/20 ] Quite a few things written here that are not accurate. Many people knew decades ago what needs to be done to control pandemic – isolation. Isolation to … Continue reading
Facebook – Effective Altruism group discussion of UBI
Facebook – Effective Altruism group discussion of UBI Kaya Diguistini 12 Aug 2:09am [ 12/8/20 ] I do not see UBI as any sort of final stable state, and it does seem to very probably be a necessary part of … Continue reading
Quora – Will global warming, automation, wealth inequality, in the future lead to a dystopian Authoritarian populist Eco-fascism/eco-socialism and or even societal collapse or will it all instead lead to a sustainable post-growth, Post -capitalist world?
Will global warming, automation, wealth inequality, in the future lead to a dystopian Authoritarian populist Eco-fascism/eco-socialism and or even societal collapse or will it all instead lead to a sustainable post-growth, Post -capitalist world? [ 1/8/20 ] In so far … Continue reading
Posted in economics, Ideas, Longevity, Nature, Our Future, Philosophy, Politics, Technology, understanding
Tagged Communication, complexity, cooperation, Economics, Ethics, freedom, future, Longevity, Politics, risk mitigation, technology, uncertainty, understanding, values
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Quora – Why does scarcity face all people at all times?
Why does scarcity face all people at all times? [ 30/7/20 ] Like Chris says, it doesn’t. And to the degree that it does, it is systemic to the economic systems that we currently have. We need to change that … Continue reading
Quora – Will we, as a society, ever recover from COVID? Or will our society fundamentally change?
Will we, as a society, ever recover from COVID? Or will our society fundamentally change? [ 30/7/20 ] Here’s hoping it both recovers and changes. There is far too much in today’s society that poses existential level risk. We need … Continue reading
Quora – How do we address the problem of hunger and poverty associated with the Covid-19?
How do we address the problem of hunger and poverty associated with the Covid-19? [ 30/7/20 ] Only one way that I can see that can work – fundamental reform of the monetary and political systems, and understanding the systemic … Continue reading
Posted in economics, Longevity, Our Future, understanding
Tagged complexity, Economics, freedom, future, Money, understanding, Universal Basic Income
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