X-Message-Number: 28024
From: "egg plant" <>
Subject: RE: CryoNet #28006 - #28008
Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 19:37:42 +0000

Anthony ." <



>environmental degredation which is sure to occur if the
>collective political will does not change.

The air and water is cleaner today than it was 10 years ago, and it was 
cleaner 10 years than it was 20. I really don't see a problem in that 
direction unless politicians decide to impoverish the world by adopting 
idiotic things like the Kyoto environmental treaty.

>the world's three richest people are worth more than the
>combined resources of 36 of the world's countries.

Then three cheers for the 3 richest people, I wish them well. The basic 
problem is not that we are dividing the pie up unfairly, the basic problem 
is that the pie is too small. To bring the average world living standard up 
to the level of Portugal, the poorest country in western Europe, the total 
amount of wealth on planet Earth would have to quadruple. And if you want 
more wealth embrace free markets.

>Wouldn't we do better directing our concern towards the >looming 
>environmental catastrophies and the current social >catastrophies that are 
>a result of economic (rather than IQ) >monopoly?

No it would not be better. I believe it is pointless to try to solve 
problems that will not reach their peak until more than about 15 years from 
now; beyond that point we will have only a hazy idea what the problems 
really are and people in the future will have a far greater ability to solve 
these problems than we do. I get very impatient when environmental kooks say 
we should impoverish ourselves now to help people a century from now. The 
people of 1906 had no way of knowing what our problems are and even if they 
did no way to solve them.

John K Clark

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