[A-List] RE: Sabri's questions

[Henry C.K. Liu]

We have a rising sprial of debt and a falling spiral of growth.  The 
debt has been used to finance conspicuous consumption supported by 
exploitation rather the general welfare.
Roman expansion halted beacuse the technology of transportation limited 
further expansion.   This phenomenon is even more critical today because 
technology has outgrown the earth, leaving very few expansion 
possibilities.  The only new world to explore and colonize is space.


Henry C.K. Liu

Hudsonmi at aol.com wrote:

> Dear Henry,
>       I agree with your comment about spirals. However, most people 
> think of spirals as rising. Today's economy is spiraling downward, as 
> a result of the rising burden of debt and of property and monopoly 
> rent claims. Leading to stagnation.
>       How else would one explain the post-Roman Dark Age?
>
> Michael