Harry Pollard wrote: > 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.")
The George[sic!] Bush team already said this (before 9/11!). After all, what the Georgist suggested is what the "war on terror" is about. Just that the target countries aren't uninhabited and are changing with the years (first Afghanistan, then Iraq, then Syria or N.Korea? etc.). After all, once the infrastructure of a country is destroyed, you need a new one to test your latest weapons 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." Sounds like yet another reason for the Bush team to oppose Kyoto and push SUVs. To get the hurricane economy going... Chris _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
