Martin Tye
@martinrev21
Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy Sustainable Population Australia #environment #economy #nature #ecology #population
I acknowledge that #degrowth is highly unlikely to say the least... & difficult. But continued "growth" is impossible so to me, it's the one glimmer of hope I can cling to. Also I'll keep pumping out what needs to be said even as it falls on deaf ears, not least so I can say…
In this week's piece I hope to help people understand the extent to which they've been mentally conditioned by the current economic ideology, or- why we search for solutions, within the system which creates the problems, & refuse to look beyond. (4 min read)…
What is the end point for #degrowth? (a really good question) The end point is "sustainable scale"- that is the #degrowth goal. Environmental indicators will fix that position (which can fluctuate mildly with environmental health), .... whereupon we apply the Steady State…
Why is #overpopulation a bigger issue than #overconsumption? If we equitably distributed global wealth everyone would get about 15K pa USD to live off and we'd still be in substantial ecological overshoot. To be in eco-balance that would come down to about 7kpaUSD So if you…
But Mr Monbiot is happy for populations, thus #energy demand to continue expanding. Thus his "simple" solution of leaving #FossilFuels in the ground would cause chaotic collapse.. he's a fraud. The big message here is an holistic approach which includes #degrowth (which, as…
"Leave fossil fuels in the ground. It's so simple.This is the most important predicament humanity has ever faced and by design as a result of the enormous oppressive power of the fossil fuel industry, we're flunking it." George Monbiot. No time to waste. #ActOnClimate
The 'economic growth' mindset allows #renewables to remain, on the condition that they do not challenge “growth”. Thus, they remain an add-on impact to fossil fuels, rather than a substitute... & the earth continues to degrade. @SteadyStateEcon #Degrowth #SteadyState…
As Jobs & Skills Australia says, every new migrant is adding to the unqualified pile. Less than 1/3 are selected for skills. 11% are on unemployment benefits, 18% don’t speak English, 30% don’t pay income tax. 9.2% of NDIS recipients are migrants.
A strange (but interesting) graph that shows how the massive increase in labour utilisation (workforce participation) has been offset by falling productivity - and why, for the first time in decades, our gross national income per capita has been falling. Simply, we’re working…
The question is not so much whether to tackle the #ClimateCrisis,- but more about how to tackle it. #renewables alone will not suffice. We must simultaneously address #overpopulation and overconsumption issues.
The world’s top court has spoken: failing to tackle climate change could breach international law. Climate justice is being fought in the courts, but it shouldn’t have to be this way. It’s time for the govt to step up and protect future generations. abc.net.au/news/2025-07-2…
Someone else's problem apparently. Albo & co. will be long gone, retired and enjoying the fruits of their ill-gotten gains.
What happens when the migrants retire?
The whole narrative of 'aging population' falls apart when the ones here to save the 'old people problem' start brining their own old people - who need food, water, housing, specialist healthcare etc...
The earth simply does not have the #resources or #waste absorption capacity to maintain "economic growth", ... nor even to maintain current economic scale. Think about that next time you tell me #degrowth cannot be done! medium.com/ending-oversho…
We must critically import more Real Estate Sales Agent migrants.. to sell more real estate to migrants They're really taking the piss now
Mass immigration has created an "everything shortage". Here's the list of ACT's critical skills for the purposes of visa applications- it contains over 500 nominated occupations! Funny how these shortages weren't around 20 years ago & how 20 years of mass immigration has only…
#Australia is lowering our standards to fit with the globalised, low wage labour pool- so desired by our greedy corporate sector & their political/media puppets.
More foreign doctors with dubious degrees ...
and how many more migrants do we need, until we've got #ageing covered? ... and why won't they tell us the answer to that question?
If mass immigration is supposed to pay for retirements, why are they constantly talking about raising the retirement age?
Let’s evolve economic models—degrowth policies can drive real change. #NextEconomy 🚀
Challenging the growth obsession with degrowth could be the shift we need for true sustainability. It's about balancing the economy with our ecological limits.
There's an argument that the sooner collapse comes the better. The bigger we get, the harder we'll fall...
Ignoring climate change might be be best strategy to give ecology a fighting chance on earth Gaia will have her say; Ma Nature might continue her undefeated streak once all is aid and done The deniers celebrating short term returns aren’t half as clever as they think💰🌎 🌊
Mass immigration has created an "everything shortage". Here's the list of ACT's critical skills for the purposes of visa applications- it contains over 500 nominated occupations! Funny how these shortages weren't around 20 years ago & how 20 years of mass immigration has only…
Any civilisation that fails to limit its growth ultimately becomes the latest in a long history of casualties who saw the limits, and still chose to speed into the wall