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Following this (to avoid a highjack), I'm opening another discussion. (Maybe it better belongs in Chat, IDK.)

I'm thinking the approach to economics OTL has accepted boom & bust. So what has to change for economists & politicians to say, "Hang on, that's a really stupid idea"? What would it take to encourage a shift toward a "steady state" approach: slower growth, with no wild swings?

I'm thinking, also, about what it would take to change the approach business takes to profitability. Why not go more for increased productivity instead of simply reducing labor costs? Why not reduce "systemic waste", like wasted energy use?

No ASB ideas, please, but suggestions are welcome.
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