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> its historical engines of wealth and power. slavery, rum, tobacco, wool, sugar, coal & sea power
by SixSigma 10y ago
> its historical engines of wealth and power.
slavery, rum, tobacco, wool, sugar, coal & sea power
- paullth 10y agoand tea of course
- eveningcoffee 10y agoThis comment sparked me to find this interesting website http://www.globalslaveryindex.org/findings/ http://www.globalslaveryindex.org/findings/
- SixSigma 10y agoYes, that is a depressing place - more slaves now than in all human history, if one counts indentured labour and other forms rather than "owning" someone by outright slave trading.
- douche 10y agoCertainly sea power. Also steel, armaments, shipbuilding, shipping, aeronautics, and all manner of other tangible goods and trade. Having 80% of your economy[1] tied up in parasitic service sector make-work and financial services smacks of decadence and decline. [1] https://www.ft.com/content/2ce78f36-ed2e-11e5-888e-2eadd5fbc4a4 https://www.ft.com/content/2ce78f36-ed2e-11e5-888e-2eadd5fbc...
- SixSigma 10y agoI live in the North, it used to be a powerhouse of textiles, coal and steel. Now it's just a shell of the glory days, there is no growth. It was no surprise the people here voted for Brexit. The SE sucks the wealth fro mthe nrest of the nation, taking the best investment with it. And we're only 200 miles away. Imagine Orlando having a baseline of $1m for a 3 bedroom house and Miami full of boarded up buildings.