Always an interesting read. Many hypotheticals and interesting outcomes. I would like to put in one plug for Biden and the Democrats. I am not as cynical as you are regarding some of the accomplishments of this administration, and their goals. This does not include Joe Manchin, whom I find disturbing with his yacht, mazerati and humve, and his admanant lack of compassion for those who weren't born with a silver spoon like him.
The problem is we've lost our ability to care for others, especially all our children. Once a civilization/society does that all bets are off. And I'm all for some kind of population control but not limited to the poor. Ho hum Alec Baldwin. Strange how those pro-lifers want population growth but once babies are born their general attitude is let them pull their poor wee selves up by their little booties.
Also you fail to include the effects of climate change in your analysises. This will be huge factor in any political and economic scenario going forward.
