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Originally Posted by imp
But I disagree with your premise. We don't have to do anything. The closer an economy is to capitalism (i.e. LESS government intervention) the more dynamic and flexible it is, and the easier it is able to adapt to change. My solution is to increase globalization and to increase capitalism throughout the world. Whatever global warming has in store for us, a free market is the best market to see that the required adaptations happen quickly and relatively pain-free.
The IPCC has actually stated that it will be the dynamic economies, such as those in the developed world, that will find the transition easiest, and may even see teir GDP go up as a result.
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Imp,
We'll see Imp. I actually hope you are right. It just seems like a fantasy with such glaring challenges on the horizon. I am an entrepreneur and believe (at least fundamentally) in some aspects of your argument (ie- less government). But where do you draw the line between ideology and saving ones ass?
Taking in all of the material that is available on the subject and weighing it against natural forces currently at work, I find it hard to believe we are not in for a very rough ride.
~Paradox