Boatloads of Trouble

A deep recession or depression could disrupt the “purchase-driven life” that fuels the American economy. Until then, it appears, the quest for more efficient methods of importing ever-greater tonnages will continue.

A clean-running economy that can thrive on less production and less importation of consumer goods would look very different from today’s economy. It may be out there somewhere in the future, but it’s hard to see through the clouds of diesel exhaust.

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