Whoops Apocalypse TV Series Obvious Ref…. (View Post)

No, they don’t. Investment in the oil industry stopped, pretty much, under Chavez. They ate the seed corn. Restarting investment would require billions and take years to see results The existing well… (View Post)

1) Deliberately rationing land for building pushes up prices. 2) labour costs are being pushed up 3) regulatory costs have gone up massively - tons of paperwork, but no enforcement is cheap for the g… (View Post)

Indeed. The classic of the genre is Japan. Which went from a poor, barely semi-industrial society to First World status. Richer and more powerful than the Dragon Society ever dreamed of. Ditch the Em… (View Post)

Ha ha ha ha While quoting JRM is probably mad, the section he did the other day in his podcast on why nothing can be done before the election is valid. Essentially, any major policy will take more th… (View Post)