· Achs talk Horible place - 'use as forum' but echoes!
· Not as small as expected
· Muscular deep voice
· Using 'extreme' today
· Strong reduction of imortance of terrorism -27th!
· Wierdly stilted speaking stlye
· Now says 100x increase in economic throughput
· Confidently associates katrina with climate change
· Average income $1000 pa now
· Rich about $30 000
· If poor were to close and rich stayed still total activity is up 4x. Pop growth times that by 1.5, so 6x from now with a baseline that's already unsustainable! And that's without improvement for rich.
· It's possible. We've got here thru absentmindedness. But we're cleverer than ever before - more better educated people than ever before. Eg there are 20 posible carbon solutions.
· Endorses nordic model, cites advantages of reduced inequality. But notes depends on ethnic homogeneity - race divide biggest underminer of sense of commons / shared wealth
· Says we can do without the arms trade. In clinton admin they cut back military spending, fear of deep economic crisis - but was fine, cali fine.
· Interesting idea of new commons - between commons unlimited use and privatisation. Eg tradeable access like w carbon