Chris Zell <[email protected]> wrote: ** > Rich nations can afford......... No, they can't. That's the point. Their > populations are suffering and it's going to get much worse. >
If we would start to address the problems we will grow richer, not poorer. In the past when we built the transcontinental railroad, the highway system, the Internet and when we invested to reduce pollution that increased everyone's wealth. Nations grow poor when they sit on their butts doing nothing. Not fixing problem. Not reducing pollution or improving efficiency. When you build high speed railroads and nuclear power plants like in Japan or China, everyone gets wealthier. It does not COST money, it MAKES money. > Nor do developing nations operate in a vacuum as markets are now more > tightly correlated than ever, contrary to many predictions. > Developing nations such as China are improving efficiency and implementing things like nuclear power faster than any nation in history. Much faster. > The birthrate in the US just plunged to the lowest ever. Much of Europe > and Japan isn't even replacement level anymore. > That could be fixed overnight. Literally. That is not a problem at all. As soon as the government and corporations in Japan start treating women with respect, and start providing decent childcare, they will have children again. Many Japanese women and young couples have said that. - Jed
