> These SOE's then burn money on everything ... devouring resources Not sure if this adds, but one observation I sometimes come across is this: Both Capitalis

> These SOE's then burn money on everything ... devouring resources Not sure if this adds, but one observation I sometimes come across is this: Both Capitalism and Socialism as we know them are dependent upon resources (energy, concrete, steel, technology, etc) which cannot be taken for granted in either "finite planet" or "peak everything" terms.