Yeah, the idea that a constantly growing economy is possible or would be inherently desirable if it was is about as ridiculous as my university's outgoing chancellor's obsession with measuring success by on-campus construction and size of freshman classes, and it's an idea that like pretty much everyone else in positions of power in this country Obama falls significantly prey to.
Two thoughts spring to mind about this one:
a) Your university's outgoing chancellor sounds like a total idiot, judging just by what you said.
b) As to your first line, it's impossible, but I don't understand why it wouldn't be very desirable if it was possible. As it is, the best idea is to have it grow as much of the time as is possible.a) He is, hence why he's outgoing. As it is, we're still stuck with the asinine new buildings built to house departments that never asked for them and a glut of low-grade off-campus housing that's creating the closest thing Amherst has ever experienced to suburban sprawl.
b) Eh, different values, I suppose. What I meant was that if a constantly growing economy was possible I'd still prioritize other concerns over it from time to time (hence not 'inherently' desirable, though this is perhaps subpar word choice, I'll admit).
