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Re: The Limits To Growth
On Sun, 8 Dec 1996, charliew wrote:
> This is where people like you start looking totally foolish. I have
> dependents to care for, and so does the vast majority of the rest of the
> adults in the world. If you are looking to change my attitude, you
> definitely cannot do that by calling my job inconsequential. In my
> opinion, environmentalists are often inconsequential, as my daily problems
> of finding food, shelter, and clothing for me and my family have a much
> higher priority than the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. Until
> environmentalists get smart enough to recognize the human nature, and human
> instinct, in the problems they are so concerned about, they are going to
> have a very difficult time impacting the problem in the way that they see
> fit.
There is no conflict between employment and the environment. Oh, certain
jobs should be eliminated, but the overall employment level is controlled
by the Federal Reserve, not by the amount of economic regulation.
But your point is valid. So long as you are dependent on holding on to
your job, you are compelled to defend your employer, even when they do
not deserve it.
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