Comments on: Peak Oil: Another Look At Infrastructure (And Change) http://peakoilmatters.com/2010/07/16/peak-oil-another-look-at-infrastructure-and-change/ A fresh perspective on the concept of peak oil and the challenges we face Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:48:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Stephen http://peakoilmatters.com/2010/07/16/peak-oil-another-look-at-infrastructure-and-change/comment-page-1/#comment-553 Stephen Sat, 17 Jul 2010 10:53:00 +0000 http://peakoilmatters.com/?p=432#comment-553 Time to rethink the "corporate profits at all costs" economy policy and replace it with a happiness index type system. If permanent decline is imminent, we should provide people stability in terms of their possessions in times of economic decline (and this shall include retaining ownership of expensive things like housing and a quality social life). We should also replace our food infastructure with a system similar to what Cuba did in their special period. We need to start assembling consumer goods locally instead of shipping from China (if needby, enact a tax on imported goods so that it is cheaper to assemble in the USA). Minerals and fossil fuels in decline should be taxed heavilly. We also need a huge investment in railroads and alternative energy, as well as expanding public transit to higher rent suburban districts of town. Time to rethink the “corporate profits at all costs” economy policy and replace it with a happiness index type system. If permanent decline is imminent, we should provide people stability in terms of their possessions in times of economic decline (and this shall include retaining ownership of expensive things like housing and a quality social life). We should also replace our food infastructure with a system similar to what Cuba did in their special period. We need to start assembling consumer goods locally instead of shipping from China (if needby, enact a tax on imported goods so that it is cheaper to assemble in the USA). Minerals and fossil fuels in decline should be taxed heavilly. We also need a huge investment in railroads and alternative energy, as well as expanding public transit to higher rent suburban districts of town.

]]> By: DMyers http://peakoilmatters.com/2010/07/16/peak-oil-another-look-at-infrastructure-and-change/comment-page-1/#comment-545 DMyers Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:59:53 +0000 http://peakoilmatters.com/?p=432#comment-545 A comment on where mindlessness really lies. I totally agree with the message of this article. Our failing infrastructure will likely be our downfall. But to make a comment like "The mindless objections to government spending in this day and age, while serving short term political interests (and even that is dubious) can only harm us long term." shows a serious lack of understanding of the wider picture. Where do you think the government would acquire this "spending?" The answer is, it would print it out of thin air. That is as much of the problem as anything. There must be stated an emphasis not on increased government spending, even for infrastructure, but, rather, a reconfiguration of the expenditures we are making now. It is essential that the quoted passage above be supplemented by a call for an end to squandering our finite national wealth on idiotic wars and to use those resources on our doomed infrastructure. Thanks for focusing attention on this extremely important subject. A comment on where mindlessness really lies.

I totally agree with the message of this article. Our failing infrastructure will likely be our downfall. But to make a comment like
“The mindless objections to government spending in this day and age, while serving short term political interests (and even that is dubious) can only harm us long term.” shows a serious lack of understanding of the wider picture. Where do you think the government would acquire this “spending?” The answer is, it would print it out of thin air. That is as much of the problem as anything.

There must be stated an emphasis not on increased government spending, even for infrastructure, but, rather, a reconfiguration of the expenditures we are making now. It is essential that the quoted passage above be supplemented by a call for an end to squandering our finite national wealth on idiotic wars and to use those resources on our doomed infrastructure.

Thanks for focusing attention on this extremely important subject.

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