Rob Dietz at think-tank CASSE highlights the work of a top economist whose "work has been highly influential among elite political and corporate leaders. Ronald Reagan is a prominent example. President Reagan once famously said, “There are no limits to growth and human progress when men and women are free to follow their dreams.” That’s a close paraphrasing of Dr. Mountebank’s conclusion to his magnum opus, Infinity and Beyond: The Magical Triumph of Economics over Physics ..."
Read the full hagiography here.
When offered a choice between A and B, remember there's a whole alphabet out there ...
Showing posts with label growth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label growth. Show all posts
Wednesday, 25 May 2011
Dr Mountebank's Perpetual Motion Machine
Labels:
economics,
financial crisis,
growth,
necromancy,
Nobel,
overdevelopment
Tuesday, 15 February 2011
Price of Gold
Why is the price of everything going up and up? Could it be that the modern economic fantasy of perpetual motion growth is climaxing in its inevitable failure?
So, while the end-game lasts, why not stave off that nagging sense of futility by piling your gold ever higher and higher and paying off security guards to chase away any poor people who might get hungry and try to get a few crumbs off you, the filthy scrounging bastards!
Check out your investment ...
Yes, this is how the 'libertarians' 'real world' operates. Their sickness can only be cured by gold.
So, while the end-game lasts, why not stave off that nagging sense of futility by piling your gold ever higher and higher and paying off security guards to chase away any poor people who might get hungry and try to get a few crumbs off you, the filthy scrounging bastards!
Check out your investment ...
Yes, this is how the 'libertarians' 'real world' operates. Their sickness can only be cured by gold.
Labels:
economics,
extractive industry,
financial crisis,
FIRE economy,
growth,
inflation,
mining
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