It is this sort of thinking that got us in this mess...

The economics of the death star.  

I do not want to be too critical of this thought experiment,  

and beyond the economics are also the physics of it,  and people have thought about how it works,

but if you do not pay attention to the details you end up with this mess:

Prior EBL Posts:

• It is all Greek to me (or our Big Fat Greek Economy)
• Working Hard? Suckas
• Mark Steyn:  Thanks for ruining my weekend...
• Why we are so screwed:  The U.S. Economy and Medical entitlements...
• Hope?