tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12257856.post293430068464387546..comments2024-01-20T12:46:47.740-05:00Comments on To Get Rich is Glorious: EcomigrationColinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03573575140584770666noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12257856.post-15878049382517763652009-03-13T19:46:00.000-04:002009-03-13T19:46:00.000-04:00Hi Elizabeth, thanks for your comment. Please find...Hi Elizabeth, thanks for your comment. Please find my response here:<BR/><BR/>http://togetrichisglorious.blogspot.com/2009/03/famines.html<BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/><BR/>ColinColinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03573575140584770666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12257856.post-1332721563057292502009-03-09T15:23:00.000-04:002009-03-09T15:23:00.000-04:00Could you please provide a citation for the claim ...Could you please provide a citation for the claim that "no country in the history of the world with a free market has ever suffered a famine"? Amartya Sen's traditionally misinterpreted statement is that "no substantial famine has ever occurred in any country with a relatively free press." The free market association, however, I've never heard.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12187383224723749830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12257856.post-48177634929351597512009-02-25T22:40:00.000-05:002009-02-25T22:40:00.000-05:00Thanks for the kind words Tom.Thanks for the kind words Tom.Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03573575140584770666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12257856.post-49849116964025209092009-02-25T19:08:00.000-05:002009-02-25T19:08:00.000-05:00While "get rich" might not be the answer, neither ...While "get rich" might not be the answer, neither is running away to New Zealand. Mr Fier is a fool, and the Post article is a mishmash of horrible analysis, illogical argument, and silly speculation.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, Mr Fier is making a good move for the sake of his daughters. Heck, if I had two daughters, I wouldn't want to live in Montgomery County, either. But frankly I'm petrified of somewhat simpler things - like getting shot, or having my house robbed. <BR/><BR/>And as for "It's the future"? It COULD be - but not from the frothy piece of fiction foisted on the front page of the Post. I'm as much a believer in GW as the next guy, but the Post article is beyond ridiculous. It's an insult to critical thinking.<BR/><BR/>I moved from DC to rural Missouri because because I prefer the solitude of the country over the city, detested commuting on I-66 every day, and like to see the stars at night. Does that make me an "ecomigrant", too?<BR/><BR/>Cheers, Colin. Well done.Tom's Page of Weird Stuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17913066621872723375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12257856.post-68753488595862401642009-02-23T22:11:00.000-05:002009-02-23T22:11:00.000-05:00It's not an AMUSING story sir. It's the future. Ge...It's not an AMUSING story sir. It's the future. Get used to it. See my polar cities predictions here, as reported in the NY Times last year. More to come soon.<BR/><BR/>Danny<BR/>Tufts 1971<BR/><BR/>http://pcillu101.blogspot.comDANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12257856.post-31799170776583657942009-02-23T15:46:00.000-05:002009-02-23T15:46:00.000-05:00"So, get rich is your solution to overpopulation, ..."So, get rich is your solution to overpopulation, global warming, environmental degradation, and any other eco-hazard coming our way?"<BR/><BR/>Pretty much. Richer countries have fewer children, so that takes care of overpopulation. Rich countries are better positioned to both address any deleterious effects of global warming if it occurs and poor countries have much more significant environmental degradation than rich countries. <BR/><BR/>In fact, the New York Times last month noted that the rain forest is growing back at a rapid clip in a number of countries because people are giving up subsistence farming and moving to the cities. This is but one example. <BR/><BR/>"If countries start being unable to feed there people, they will not sell food to you just because you have money."<BR/><BR/>This has never occurred. Further, if you are rich you can afford to employ more efficient farming methods that boost yields. If there is more demand for food we will see expanded crop production. <BR/><BR/>"Perhaps getting rich on green tech?"<BR/><BR/>Perhaps. If it makes economic sense I say go for it. If I can power my house for cheaper with solar or wind than coal I am all for it.Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03573575140584770666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12257856.post-36410113412894053342009-02-23T15:38:00.000-05:002009-02-23T15:38:00.000-05:00So, get rich is your solution to overpopulation, g...So, get rich is your solution to overpopulation, global warming, environmental degradation, and any other eco-hazard coming our way?<BR/>If countries start being unable to feed there people, they will not sell food to you just because you have money.<BR/>Perhaps getting rich on green tech?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com