tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413935813892441553.post545261865901061442..comments2024-03-29T00:30:39.262-05:00Comments on real economics: The logic behind the old fiscal argumentsJonathan Larsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05217670446743983955noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413935813892441553.post-72262028369917764272010-09-03T10:09:36.517-05:002010-09-03T10:09:36.517-05:00I agree with you--energy IS the constraining facto...I agree with you--energy IS the constraining factor. However, if someone were to drop a bundle on the technology for producing renewable, we could solve both problems at once. Or not. But at least it would come a LOT closer than where we are presently headed.Jonathan Larsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05217670446743983955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413935813892441553.post-14072953534813621572010-09-02T19:58:41.204-05:002010-09-02T19:58:41.204-05:00What I worry about: Printing and dropping money i...What I worry about: Printing and dropping money into households would again bid up the price of oil, which would then put a stranglehold on the system just as it recovers. Stimulus is needed, but a good chunk of it must go toward building a new energy generating infrastructure (esp. involving solar and wind, domestically) so that the inevitable oil price spike can be dealt with.RJMeyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10148496665487999948noreply@blogger.com