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To: tejek who wrote (364283)	12/24/2007 11:08:19 AM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575625

I think that's one school of thought but I firmly disagree. I happen to believe philosophically and practically that as the population grows, as new ideas and inventions are fomented and developed, and as new investments from gov't and private firms occur, that pie continues to grow. The pie grows and shrinks over time. But at any given moment the pie is a finite number, divided between a finite number of people. The economy throws off a specific amount of excess cash flow... who gets what % is the issue.

To: tejek who wrote (364283)	12/24/2007 11:27:57 AM
From: SilentZ	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575625

>I think that's one school of thought but I firmly disagree. I happen to believe philosophically and practically that as the population grows, as new ideas and inventions are fomented and developed, and as new investments from gov't and private firms occur, that pie continues to grow. And you've been scammed. We're running out of very important resources, like oil, forests, metals... We (the U.S.) have created the illusion of unlimited resources by hoarding/externalizing costs. It may not come back to bite us in your generation or even mine, but it's going to happen. One of the most important 20 minutes I've ever watched: storyofstuff.com >I think the problem we are seeing now and have seen at other times in our history is that rate at which the wealth of the richest 1-5% is growing is higher than any other segment of the population. Hence, their share of the pie is growing at the expense of the other segments. Their greediness is throwing things out of balance and needs to stop. I believe that when that balance is disturbed to the extreme, that is when revolutions occur. That's another problem in itself. -Z