tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post2923886700165049739..comments2023-10-30T09:23:42.803-05:00Comments on Some Assembly Required: SAR #12132Charles Kingsley Michaelson, IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04364694465614330540noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-33511910656295809012012-05-11T16:00:07.839-05:002012-05-11T16:00:07.839-05:00Look to Europe, where the demographics are already...Look to Europe, where the demographics are already terrible whilst unemployment has reached Depression era levels in many countries.agricultural investmentshttp://www.greenworldbvi.com/alternative-investments-options/agricultural-farmland/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-11803430269542379742012-05-11T13:28:04.771-05:002012-05-11T13:28:04.771-05:00I should have drawn a clearer line between "s...I should have drawn a clearer line between "structural unemployment = technically incompetent, etc." and "structural unemployment = we don't need you anymore, period - all you do is add cost, not benefit to the system." <br /><br />I think the former is untrue and the latter far too true. As for how long the system can carry the unneeded, I'd rather hope we stumble-bumble our way into an economic distributional system that doesn't encourage actively thinning the herd.<br /><br />ckmCharles Kingsley Michaelson, IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364694465614330540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-78611867505215154102012-05-11T11:33:52.688-05:002012-05-11T11:33:52.688-05:00The Last Word: How much longer can a shrinking sys...The Last Word: How much longer can a shrinking system continue to carry the bulk of the population?<br /><br />We all know this isn't going to end well, just how, er, 'unwell' remains a mystery.<br /><br />How much of the 'surplus population' will they succeed in killing off via simple contraction?<br /><br />We probably don't need to wait too long for an answer.Gegnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01918737715343158105noreply@blogger.com