Why is global warming a bad thing?

[Ron61]

Tommy,

That is logical and therefore not going to happen. The first thing they consider is what will get all of them the most votes or make the most money for them. Right now the climate change is the big thing and therefore worth more than trying to cure illnesses and other things. The world food supply is going to be short in a matter of time and they aren't worrying about that either.

Ron

[Ron61]

Latest report from the World Climate meetings. Doesn't sound as if they can agree on much of anything.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p....wegLncA&pos=9

Ron

[Bobcat]

Ron .... have to disagree . They all agree they hate the US , but want our money !!

Bob

[Ron61]

Bob,

In that respect you are correct. North Korea wants more money to continue their nuclear program and if we do as usual, they will get it.

Ron

[Wayne Maybury]

Sooner or later the human race is going to have to understand that our numbers cannot continue to multiply for ever. There are probably already too many people on this planet for long term (really long term) survival. Historically the population was controlled by famine, war, and/or disease. Now no one is supposed to starve, no one is supposed to die in a war, and medical science is continually making sure that the average life span increases.

The countries that can best afford to have more babies have the lowest birth rates while the countries that cannot support the existing population continue to crank them out. We see poor starving people on TV and we are supposed to feed them but if they all live, they will each also have 15 more babies so in one generation there will be many, many more mouths to feed. This cannot go on forever but it is politically incorrect to even hint that there must be some sort of world wide population control. Of course most religious leaders still preach that their flock must continue to multiply like mice which certainly doesn't help.

Wayne

[Tommy]

Amen Wayne. Another issue is the tendency of political leaders of slow growing nations to open their borders to people of other cultures so they can keep government pyramid schemes like social security funded without raising taxes. It keeps the government spending tap open at the expense of changing the predominant culture of the country. ... Can anyone else remember the old movie Soylent Green?

[Ron61]

Tommy,

I remember that movie and they had a rerun of it on TV here about a year ago.

Ron

[Wayne Maybury]

[quote=Tommy;1010627]Another issue is the tendency of political leaders of slow growing nations to open their borders to people of other cultures so they can keep government pyramid schemes like social security funded without raising taxes. It keeps the government spending tap open QUOTE]

Yes and no. Many countries are now closing their borders and some countries are kicking people out that are already there. Australia, Spain, and Japan reportedly are heading the list.

Canada meanwhile has a fairly generous welfare system and a fairly open border to people claiming refugee status. So what's going to happen? More people are going to end up coming here, not becuase we need them but because they can get in and then they will immediately begin claiming benefits. Most Canadians are against these policies but we are powerless to do anything about it. Of course you have ~13 million illegals so you are probably worse off than we are.

Wayne