Originally Posted by sperbonzo

That list of demands are typical of people that don't understand how an economy works, don't realize that it would collapse, along with all the development of new gadgets that they are all so in love with, and also don't seem to realize that the only way to carry out those demands is to put a totalitarian systems into place. Then they will all be left wondering what happened... (unless of course they work themselves into the new polit-bureau and are on the top of the heap, then they will enjoy the needed privileges that come with power while doling out scraps to the rest of us, all at the end of a gun)