05-23-2023, 09:54 PM
(05-23-2023, 07:50 PM)ac3r Wrote: There are deep flaws with our economic systems yet there don't seem to be any answers as to how to fix this.
Too bad the old ways of doing things aren't palatable anymore to turn things around (with tongue firmly in cheek):
1. Imperial expansion (see, Roman Empire etc)
2. Colonialism & "Free" land (related to number 1, but with fewer Christians being eaten by lions)
3. Global War (yes, it was murder on the economy for a decade afterwards...but those 4-6...wow, 100% employment)
4. Cold War (someone had to outspend the Communists...by proving that a Capitalist society could do a better job of looking after everyone and hopefully avoiding a communist revolution)
5. Moonshot ($280Billion when adjusted for inflation)
Everything here is not broken; we've just been listening to voices that tell us that everything is broken and some of us are losing hope. Can you imagine what would happen if those voices took the approach that said, "Everything currently works, but we can make it much better"?
Our cities and societies are made up of thousands of people who are making the world around them just a little bit better for everyone else.