“That's a large part of what economics is--people arbitrarily, or as a matter of taste, assigning numerical values to non-numerical things. And then pretending that they haven't just made the numbers up, which they have. Economics is like astrology in that sense, except that economics serves to justify the current power structure, and so it has a lot of fervent believers among the powerful.” PowerEconomicsAstrologyPower Structure Book:Red Mars Source: Red Mars
“Until there is equal and fair portion of opportunities apportioned for every citizen, the power structure may need to be restructured.” PeopleLifeGodLightKnowledgeDarknessPowerDangerIgnoranceMountainDestructionStructureEqualityOpportunitiesFairnessCitizenshipCitizenRestructurePower Structure Book:The Mountain of Ignorance Source: The Mountain of Ignorance