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You obviously downscale the economy with a population that doesn't sustain or require growth.

• smt88 7y ago
  Not sure I understand what downscale means. How can a capitalist economy convert itself (even a small part of it) to one that doesn't require growth? Do you have a concrete policy proposal for a country like today's Japan?
  • BlackRing 7y ago
    if you don't understand what it means to downscale production I can't help you. Capitalism doesn't depend on infinite growth.
    • smt88 7y ago
      I was worried that by "downscale" you meant to let people die, so I had to clarify. As far as the claim that capitalism doesn't require infinite growth: that doesn't seem mathematically possible, ans it's certainly an unorthodox claim. I'd say that puts the burden on you to provide evidence (or, at the very least, explain).
      • BlackRing 7y ago
        It's disturbing that the first thing you admitted to thinking of when I said "downsizing" was letting people die. What the heck? the basics of econ, growth isn't even mentioned when it comes to capitalism. Here: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/economics/ https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/economics/