This thread brings out the environmentalist in me. As I've said before, there
are environmental benefits to lower populations. Lets
pretend, for a moment, that at the end of the day, the Al Gores of the world are right. And lets say that in response to those warnings, the market comes up with Cars, trucks, planes, Buses, ships, homes, & buildings that cut their pollution by, oh lets say 20%. And lets pretend that in 10 years time, all of our homes, buildings & vehicles around the
World put out 20% less pollution per unit.
If the world population grows in that time by 20%, that means we'll have 20% more Cars, trucks, planes, Buses, ships, homes, & buildings to accommodate all those extra people on this already crowded
(from a global warming standpoint) planet, thus
Negating any progress we may have made to reduce our pollution output. And we're back to square one.
With that in mind, if the greenies do take over, I want the fact that I'm childless & don't plan on having any kids to be my License to drive any gas guzzling sports car, truck, or SUV I want, take as many long haul Business or First Class flights around the world I want, & take as long a shower I want at any time, with my thermostat set at 69 degrees,
(like I pretty much do already, lol) without
any tax penalty!