We can choose to address the twin issues of population and consumption to rebalance the use of resources to a more egalitarian pattern of consumption.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
One of the great political and economic challenges of our time is figuring out the balance between wealth that benefits society and wealth that distorts.
In every aspect of life, including the economic dimension, we are always challenged to do the right thing. In many cases in the market system, which allows a great deal of latitude for human choice, people can get carried away to excess.
The human overpopulation issue is the topic I see as the most vital to solve if our children and grandchildren are to have a good quality of life.
Egalitarian policies are the best way to unite and empower people, and are also a necessary counterweight to the sometimes detrimental influence of market forces.
The system has for its object an increase of persons that are to intervene between the producer and the consumer, living on the product of the land and labour of others, diminishing the power of the first, and increasing the number of the last.
A shift is necessary toward lifestyles less geared to environmental damaging consumption patterns.
The combination of population growth and the growth in consumption is a danger that we are not prepared for and something we will need global co-operation on.
We have to deal with two issues. Spending and taxes.
Earth is abundant with plentiful resources. Our practice of rationing resources through monetary control is no longer relevant and is counter-productive to our survival.
The premise is simple: One economy and one environment, and they're interdependent.