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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: i-node who wrote (466461)3/25/2009 9:36:06 PM
From: Tenchusatsu  Read Replies (1) of 1574483
 
Inode, > The only solution is a reduction in our standard of living to that of the rest of the world IMO.

I only support that view insofar as to argue for working off the excesses of consumerism.

When people finally figure it out, we'll know that our standard of living really doesn't have to suffer as long as the rest of the world continues to improve theirs by leaps and bounds.

But that does mean that we can't live in our own isolationist bubble anymore. We're just going to have to compete in the global marketplace and stop pretending that prosperity is inevitable. We'll also have to stop thinking that central planning can replace individual responsibility.

In short, we have to start producing again. It doesn't have to be manufacturing, but it does mean that we'll have to do some real soul-searching.

Tenchusatsu
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