On: Americans Lose Faith That Hard Work Leads to Economic Gains, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds

[nonethewiser]

Scarce yes.

Static, no.

[coliveira → nonethewiser]

If it's not static and it grows, then it cannot be scarce, unless you have a group that is always taking more of existing resources.

[nonethewiser → coliveira]

>If it's not static and it grows, then it cannot be scarce

Elaborate? Scarcity means demand for the resources exceeds the available supply. There is essentially unlimited human wants and only finite resources. The resource quantity can grow but it will never meet demand. Even if all growth goes to the people with less resources, the resources will still be scarce.