Stubborn Attachments by @tylercowen makes the case for growth really well, while also serving as an introduction to related philosophical disputes. Especially interesting coming to it from an Effective Altruist background, where redistribution is the focushttps://www.amazon.com/Stubborn-Attachments-Prosperous-Responsible-Individuals/dp/1732265135/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1539021315&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=tyler+cowen&dpPl=1&dpID=41sgCQOmYsL&ref=plSrch …
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FWIW, Tyler is giving the proceeds from his book to an Ethiopian entrepreneur he crossed paths with in his travels. The book isn't anti-redistribution, but the idea is to maximize long-term gains through redistribution that enables greater growthhttps://twitter.com/stripepress/status/1030841684647526400 …
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I think it goes beyond that, to e.g. tearing down historic buildings, gentrification, destroying the “character” of neighborhoods. In other words: change. You really can’t advocate fast growth *and* static cities
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Super plausible that I've underestimated how integral the rot is.

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Feels like a bizarre strawman argument. I know of no leading Dem that wants slower gr/. The bifurcation of wealth is real and unsustainable
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yeah it's definitely the left that has a problem here, not the extreme right (ie the entire republican party) who are in hoc to a plutocracy and pedal the myth of climate denial. Jeez.
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