Sack The Economists and Replace Them With Ecologists!

JohnB · Post by **JohnB** » 23 Jul 2013, 23:34

Blog post by a friend who's an ecologist
http://thesnailofhappiness.wordpress.co ... end-spend/

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 24 Jul 2013, 16:52

He's (she's?) missed out the ultimate source of all this desperation about "growth": the fact that a stationary version of today's economy would end with us all being mired in debt. Yes even the debt-free, because they'd be tapped to pay the debts run up by their local Council, or ultimately by HMG.

JohnB · Post by **JohnB** » 24 Jul 2013, 17:59

RenewableCandy wrote:He's (she's?)

She.

Tarrel · Post by **Tarrel** » 24 Jul 2013, 18:32

"...stop buying stuff"

Oh dear. And I was considering availing myself of a Royal Baby Mug. Is this wrong?

JohnB · Post by **JohnB** » 24 Jul 2013, 21:09

Tarrel wrote:
"...stop buying stuff"
Oh dear. And I was considering availing myself of a Royal Baby Mug. Is this wrong?

You should probably wait a bit. My latest mugs were produced for the 2000 national Eisteddfod, and I've bought them in the last year or two from the Trysordy Scrap Store near Carmarthen for 30p each. I suppose I may even end up with some baby ones one day, if I live long enough

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RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 24 Jul 2013, 22:36

I have a set of Eclipse mugs from 1999. I bought them at the time and at the place. They cost a fecking fortune but we're not due another one 'til 2090 so I guess that's fair enough.

Rodge · Post by **Rodge** » 25 Jul 2013, 09:56

Hi guys, I'm new, name's Jarrod, and I couldn't saying I had to laugh about that comment

Probably not a good idea to order a Royal baby mug indeed, haha!

PS_RalphW · Post by **PS_RalphW** » 25 Jul 2013, 11:53

Diamond comment.