Interesting thoughts, and great points re culture and food. Will have a think.
The birthrate thing seems pretty obviously just about home, education and healthcare costs. No one can afford a middle class life and kids, and so part of the pitch will be to drive those costs down to zero to unlock that higher birthrate.
Well done, agreed. Tariffs, in my view, are a multi-purpose tool injected into this old System to force change... notably the reshoring of Critical Product Productive Capacity. Which, to your point, sits at the foundation of solving a lot of issues. The strategy is certainly already beginning to bear fruit (on paper).
Yup, the GFC was the beginning of the end of these contradictions that are inherent in any system that tries to manage outcomes and artificially eliminate complexity. There has to be a release valve and then the system resets and the cycle restarts. Have written about this a lot and really like Tocqueville’s work on the subject.
Well done. Love your optimism.
I would add:
1. some significant upgrades to the Standard American Diet.
2. a lot more IRL high quality interaction and way less time on FB, Insty, TikTok, Fox News, CNN, and YouTube.
3. a big campaign of Parenting Classes that would inspire young adults to take parenting as seriously as possible.
4. ways more fiscal discipline in congress.
Etc.
Interesting thoughts, and great points re culture and food. Will have a think.
The birthrate thing seems pretty obviously just about home, education and healthcare costs. No one can afford a middle class life and kids, and so part of the pitch will be to drive those costs down to zero to unlock that higher birthrate.
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https://youtu.be/OfzLnItF6Oc?si=Hdck3wcIgMzYZbGd
Well done, agreed. Tariffs, in my view, are a multi-purpose tool injected into this old System to force change... notably the reshoring of Critical Product Productive Capacity. Which, to your point, sits at the foundation of solving a lot of issues. The strategy is certainly already beginning to bear fruit (on paper).
The System Series: Tariffs (Part I) - The Unbalanced System & The Tariff Shock: aquavis.substack.com/p/the-system-series-tariffs-part-i
The System Series: Tariffs (Part II) - Tariffs & The Re-Balancing of the Global System: aquavis.substack.com/p/the-system-series-tariffs-part-ii
Yup, the GFC was the beginning of the end of these contradictions that are inherent in any system that tries to manage outcomes and artificially eliminate complexity. There has to be a release valve and then the system resets and the cycle restarts. Have written about this a lot and really like Tocqueville’s work on the subject.
https://open.substack.com/pub/cedarshillgroup/p/chg-issue-140-modern-aristocracy