Capitalism Is Based On This Simple, Unspoken Impossibility. E.F. Schumacher

Alan: A "steady state" economy in an economic system dependent on expansive growth 

is an irresistible force and an unmovable object.

"E.F. Schumacher: A Guide For The Perplexed"
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