Thomas Malthus first proposed the Demographic Doom scenario in 1798. Didn’t quite work out for him.
Forecasters such as Walker always discount man’s ability to find new technology to offset doom scenarios well before they develop. Moreover, Walker’s message appears to be “more taxes”, not surprisingly for a Democrat appointed by Bill Clinton in 1998.
“Forecasters such as Walker always discount man’s ability to find new technology to offset doom scenarios well before they develop. Moreover, Walker’s message appears to be “more taxes”, not surprisingly for a Democrat appointed by Bill Clinton in 1998.”
Here’s the thing you’re missing. He’s not predicting “doom”, i.e. the end of the world, or even the end of civilization. He’s simply saying that America is in danger of economic collapse, following in the well-worn footprints of many other great civilizations/empires.
History’s great lesson is NOT “man’s ability to find new technology to offset doom scenarios”. It is that empires and civilizations rise, and they fall. Why do you think America is immune?