What If the Economy Never Recovers?

Economic growth means progress, general well-being, and all things good, right? We all know that.

In the midst of what some are calling the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, it’s almost unthinkable to suggest that growth should not be our goal

Given the circumstances, it’s entirely understandable that President Obama, Congress, the private sector, and advocates across the political spectrum are working hard to “stimulate” the economy, to get the consumer growth-fest back on track (though perhaps at least powered by green energy).

But what if the growth-based economy never comes back? What if we’re actually bumping up against the limits that our finite earth has been screaming at us to pay attention to, but which we’ve assumed we would never reach? We’re above nature, after all, not subject to its laws. Or are we?

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