re: #8 brookly red

well if you do math hows about a real look at the economy?

Well that would require the politicians and economists who do economics to agree on certain things - like 2+2 always = 4, negative numbers are different than positive numbers and last but not least, it is impossible to maintain sustained economic growth on a finite planet if the base of your economics are natural resources. If they don’t agree on such things, take it up with an astrologer. They are about as scientific.