We Can't Manufacture Our Way Out of The Problem

I am constantly reminded that there is more than enough of almost anything that we could need or want. It just may be in another form. I think about it when I go into a thrift store, when I pass by a brand new housing development near empty office buildings, and when I see a giant stack of nearly brand new cardboard boxes in the recycling bin.

We always hear that we need more manufacturing jobs to sustain a good economy. I disagree. We need more remanufacturing jobs to sustain a good economy... and a good planet. We don't need to use up more of our non-renewable natural resources to create raw materials. There are plenty of renewable materials right here in front of us.

If you don't have a good planet to live on, you can't have any kind of economy.