Steady State Revolution Only

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Steady State Revolution: 

Steady State Revolution The Basics

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Goals Replace national goal of “economic growth” with national goal of steady state economy. Replace bloating economy with steady state economy.

Revolutions: 

Revolutions   Magnitude of change Pace of change “When evolution won’t cut it” Evolution combined with revolt

Steady State Revolution : 

Steady State Revolution Academic, social Peaceable, not pacifistic Models abolition of child labor reduction of smoking

Academic Phase : 

Academic Phase Replacement of neoclassical economic growth theory Refocusing of curricula More public outreach

Social Phase : 

Social Phase “Economic growth” reconstructed as economic bloating Dollar spent is dollar burned Castigation of the liquidating class

Class Structure of the Steady State Revolution : 

Class Structure of the Steady State Revolution  Liquidating class Steady state class Amorphic class

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Percentile: 80 99 100 Expenditures Consumption Classes

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Percentile: 80 99 100 Expenditures Consumption Classes

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Percentile: 80 99 100 Expenditures Consumption Classes

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Percentile: 80 99 100 Expenditures Consumption Classes

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Liquidators Steady Staters Amorphs

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Amorphic Class Steady State Class Liquidating Class

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Amorphic Class Liquidating Class Steady State Class

Economic Rationale: 

Economic Rationale “Trickle-down consumption” Redistribution of wealth compensates for reduced per capita consumption Reduction of waste Leads toward steady state economy

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Liquidators Amorphs Ecological Capacity PovertyLine Some Steady Staters Most Steady Staters

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Liquidators Amorphs Liquidators Amorphs Steady Staters Ecological Capacity PovertyLine Some Steady Staters Most Steady Staters

Political Rationale : 

Political Rationale No “everyone revolt against everybody” Taps into predisposition Readily identifiable classes

Psychological Rationale : 

Psychological Rationale Darwin, Veblen, Maslow Cure for “liquidator syndrome” Ratcheting effect toward sustainable ideology

Maslow’s Hierarchy : 

Maslow’s Hierarchy Food Security Love, affection, reproduction Self-esteem Self-actualization

Sociopolitical Rationale: 

Sociopolitical Rationale Ideological horse before the public policy cart Supplementary to policy prescriptions Replaces politicians, not system

Ethics : 

Ethics Equity (current, intergenerational) Consistent with religions “Devil in the details” of castigation Tolerance overrated

“Nothing could be more salutary than a little healthy contempt for a plethora of material blessings.”: 

“Nothing could be more salutary than a little healthy contempt for a plethora of material blessings.” Aldo Leopold, 1948

Remember: 

Remember A dollar spent is a dollar burned!

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K GDP Time