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NNadir

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11. What the wealthy seem to have forgotten...

Reply to hunter (Reply #10)

Thu Dec 21, 2017, 10:32 AM

Dec 2017

... is that wealth is a social construct dependent on the passive acquiesce of the larger social structure.

History records that one of the wealthiest persons in his time was Louis XVII.

He died violently because the society beneath him lost hope and basic security.

I certainly opposed with every bone in my body to violence but it is not in my power, or for that matter even the power of the wealthy to prevent that outcome.

Bankrupting the US government to enrich the wealthy may come back to bite them in the cake they propose for the rest of us to eat.

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A Nice Discussion of the Use of Desalination Brines for the Production of Caustic Soda (NaOH). [View all] NNadir Dec 2017 OP

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It is a wonderful essay.... Ferrets are Cool Dec 2017 #7

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You are quite welcome. I love that you are so passionate about this issue. And yes, Ferrets are Cool Dec 2017 #9

Wouldn't rising sea levels more then compensate for an uptike in concentrated brine? Kaleva Dec 2017 #4

The ocean features pretty pronounced salt gradients and they in fact drive currents. NNadir Dec 2017 #5

Interesting! You are way above my paygrade! Kaleva Dec 2017 #12

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What the wealthy seem to have forgotten... NNadir Dec 2017 #11