Re: limits to growth

From: Mark Grant (mark@unicorn.com)
Date: Mon Jul 07 1997 - 16:52:16 MDT


On Thu, 3 Jul 1997, Anton Sherwood wrote:

> Not wanting to sound like a boundless optimist, but --
> What's the evidence for a $10 billion limit? Has someone
> tried to raise $11 billion and failed with a great thud?

I'm pretty sure that the final cost of the Channel Tunnel (between Britain
and France) was over $15 billion. Of course it's a massive boondoggle that
is unlikely to ever make a profit, but that's another matter.

        Mark

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