A classmate of mine asked an interesting question recently, and it inspired my response which follows. At root, this notion is a framework for combating the tendency of scale-free networks to coalesce into very “clumpy” distributions. Such networks, as exemplified by a completely open free-market have been shown to lead to Pareto-like distributions of wealth. Scale-free networks also characterize the growth of urban population centers.

Alternatively, this article may be viewed as proposing a way to facilitate prosperity while strongly discouraging excessive and profligate waste and over-use of natural resources.

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This is a test post from MS-Word 2007. It includes a picture from my Minnesota 2006 vacation.