tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985429043801017839.post5694230321439941041..comments2023-10-27T07:50:27.411+01:00Comments on Next Left: The case for a second stimulusTom Hampsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05917325958130851128noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985429043801017839.post-49466478351577042602010-03-14T13:33:26.918+00:002010-03-14T13:33:26.918+00:00"long-term investment in the transition to a ..."long-term investment in the transition to a low carbon economy"<br /><br />It can only be "investment" if it can be attributed to improving efficiency to the extent that it raises enough extra revenue to pay back any spending plus interest.<br /><br />Seeing as "low carbon" tends to cost (significantly) more and is likely to do so for decades until we harness Fusion, I think it is vanity and delusion to call it "investment", if not outright misrepresentation.Roger Thornhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591327286533118901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985429043801017839.post-61436824425704380132010-03-11T16:28:49.862+00:002010-03-11T16:28:49.862+00:00It's good to hear more voices favouring stimul...It's good to hear more voices favouring stimulus. It cannot be denied that the crisis is far, far from over and that the feedbacks involved would amplify the normal effects of fiscal austerity. Couldn't agree more with the focus on sustainable investment, one way or another, we will have to reduce our consumption, but that can be through efficiency or simply suffering.Renideohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988871258733540665noreply@blogger.com