> Imagine that the energy price could increase by decreasing your > salary...as a fact of inflation of engineers on the (free) market. So, > how do you feel than ? Vasile, I think the western salries will decrease anyway by levelling the wealth in the world. I don't much like the way the western world is spilling stuff, so I don't think I would object to such a decrease. But the other 'balance' is the relative cost of man hours versus energy and other resources. IMHO the world would benefit when in this balance energy and resources were much higher priced than now. Wouter van Ooijen -- ------------------------------------------- Van Ooijen Technische Informatica: www.voti.nl consultancy, development, PICmicro products docent Hogeschool van Utrecht: www.voti.nl/hvu -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist