[ExI] Farmville for real

Stefano Vaj stefano.vaj at gmail.com
Tue May 10 14:51:00 UTC 2011


On 10 May 2011 16:15, Richard Loosemore <rpwl at lightlink.com> wrote:
> This would cause a massive spike in food prices and trigger an inflationary
> spiral in the entire economy.
>
> This would in turn force the government to react, because the only way to
> win an election would be to promise an end to the quadrupled food prices.
>
> Their reaction would be:  to invite migrant workers back in.  They would
> have no choice whatsoever.

This sounds like destiny, doesn't it? Even more deterministic than
classical economic theory.

But of course, those on the course to civilisational, political and
economic defeat are bound to blame inescapable natural laws or
objective circumstances for their present and upcoming troubles.

-- 
Stefano Vaj




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