"We're living in a waste economy."

[Fire Walk With Me]

"So. You don't like our business?"
"I'm sorry. No."
"Why not?"
"It's a great war whoop for waste."
"But we're living in a waste economy. My god, if we ended waste the country would collapse."
"Then let it collapse," Franklyn said stubbornly. "I don't believe in waste and I can't respect anyone who makes a profession of it. Waste is destruction; yet I don't think that you're basically a destructive man. So why do you do it?"
"Money, dear soul."

Page 14, "Tender Loving Rage", by the sorely missed Alfred Bester.

[gateley]

1. It's always the fucking money, dear soul. nt

[roamer65]

2. We're very similar to the British economy after WW1.

Disappearing jobs, cuurency manipulation, the whole ball of wax.