Should we (the US and the west) do anything over global warming?

Question

This is not a global question this is a question from a western percpective. Global warming will mess up the world. But the impact on the US and the West will be much less than the cost to try and prevent it. Rainfall in North America will is projected to increase (a fact). Water levels will rise but we are not heavily populated we can adapt easily. If the west limits its pollution, the worlds biggest polluters (India, China, and Brazil) will continue anyways. China would never agree to reduce their pollution so why should we do anything. Don't worry the end of the world is not near, the only impact this will have is that people in the third world will die in epic amounts. If the population declines pollution will generally decline as well.

The fact is population is the number one source of pollution. The world cannot sustain such a large population with such living standards. If you really want to save the world go kill some chinese (a joke).

Answer 1

I do believe global warming is real and that we should do something to try to prevent it. Why should we just sit back and do nothing thinking it is just a farce. That is not fair to our children who in the future will have to live with the fact that will knew about it but did nothing because we were too laid back to do anything about it. If we as a nation can accept this this, then we in fact are a nation of good for nothing morons. I hope we listen to the facts and not just sit back and expect the earth to repair itself.

Answer 2

Why my dear fellow you've nailed it. If China and Brazil won't do anything about it we shouldn't either. We should just sit back and watch as our entire economy slips down the drain. That'll show 'em!

And I totally agree with your second point. After all, we don't really need all those 'third world country' thingies anyway. Let's just let them all die off instead of trying to help them develop. That's always the best solution.

Honestly, I can't think of a single flaw in your reasoning. Well done.

Answer 3

That policy MIGHT make us the best-off people in a really rotten world, while giving large numbers of people incentive to fight us over the remains.
It guarantees that if solutions are found, the economic benefit goes to someone else, probably people who deal with facts rather than projecting their opinions as such.

Answer 4

in accordance to Dennis Kucinich a democrat that voted adversarial to Cap and commerce no it gained't be sure something. in my opinion all it is going to do is create a speculative pollutants marketplace for the bankers to play. Then on the different hand you've weird and wonderful Soros that needs a tax fairly of a carbon credit gadget and also you ask your self how a lot production and filtering he has invested to keep competition out.

Answer 5

Have a big coup d' etat and proclaim Al Gore as King of the World with absolute powers.

Answer 6

Ask the Martians what they're doing about *their* global warming.