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No -- you missed Gene's point: the cycle you describe breaks down; it does not produce "infinite growth" You need to read more about business cycles, conspicuous consumption/positional goods, and state/crony capitalism :) Cheers! David On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 3:23 AM, Luis Gutierrez <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Absolutely ... it is not possible to have infinite growth in a finite > planet. What is the best way to convey this basic notion? > ------------------------------ > * Luis T. Gutiérrez, PhD, PE > The Pelican Web of Solidarity and Sustainability > Mother Pelican: A Journal of Sustainable Human Development<http://pelicanweb.org> > * > > -- David Zetland (NL Mobile: 06-51-85-54-96) Senior Water Economist <http://www.enr.wur.nl/UK/Staff/Zetland/>, Wageningen UR ~ Blogger at Aguanomics.com <http://aguanomics.com/> <http://endofabundance.com/> Author of *The End of Abundance: economic solutions to water scarcity<http://endofabundance.com> *