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Whatever you do, try not to be poor : Comments

By David Leyonhjelm, published 20/2/2017

Our governments are elected by the middle class to serve the middle class, so it’s hard to see how any of this is going to change.

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JKJ (continued)

Getting back on topic, I do have a pretty good understanding of what government interventions are doing to cause or exacerbate the problem, but I totally reject your claim that such understanding is a prerequisite for valid opinions in favour of any government interventions to fix or improve the problem. Knowing that the government is capable of intervening to solve the problem is sufficient for a valid opinion.
Posted by Aidan, Tuesday, 21 February 2017 1:43:51 AM
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Gawd, what a lot of waffle !
The basic problem is the industrial age is just now coming to its peak.
The problems with our electrical supply is just one symptom of it.
We now have just about 50% of the population receiving government largess.
The other 50% are paying to support the first 50% !
Does that not raise any worries with you all ?
We have very little time to correct this because the 2nd 50% will
soon not be able to support the first 50%.
Posted by Bazz, Tuesday, 21 February 2017 11:22:54 AM
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Bazz,

If the industrial age is at its peak, that's just an artefact o categorisation, for industrial development is accelerating, with automation now so advanced that driverless vehicles are now on the road.

The problem of our electrical supply is the result not of that but of the 1980s/90s mindset of trying to cut government spending regardless of the long term consequences.

The payments that people receive from the government are mostly quite meagre; I certainly wouldn't regard them as largess.

And have you got any evidence at all that "We have very little time to correct this because the 2nd 50% will soon not be able to support the first 50%"?
Posted by Aidan, Tuesday, 21 February 2017 2:12:39 PM
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Yes Aiden, your own post about the increasing magic that we are
applying.
I suggest you read Joseph Trainter's book the collapse of Complex Societies.
Posted by Bazz, Tuesday, 21 February 2017 2:24:23 PM
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