How often do the poor become rich? The environment would be helped if the very
poor became better off -- so they did not have to poach or to destroy hillsides
to survive.
How many poor Haitian peasants do you think will become wealthy next year?
Brad De Long wrote:
> >Mark, rarely has anybody included so many ad hominems in one post.
> >Perhaps this is a record. Please. We are keeping that sort of discussion
> >off this list.
> >
> >On another note, I don't understand why you are disagreeing with Gene.
> >Isn't it true that you and I consume many more resources than the typical
> >person on the planet? We need to control population, but first start with
> >the population of the rich.
> >
>
> Be very careful. The population of the rich grows in two ways: (i)
> the rich have lots of children, and (ii) the poor become rich...
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