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"The economics profession is based on the assumption that continual growth is
possible and desirable. Likewise, most politicians have a predisposition for
growth because it makes the problems they address—unemployment, poverty,
diminished tax bases—more tractable. Instead of having to divide a fixed pie,
which gets you in trouble with some constituents, you can grow the pie so that
nobody has to make a sacrifice or compromise. So there was—and is—a set of
vested interests in the notion of growth."
Via Antony Barry.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
