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Old 07-19-2017, 10:50 PM  
Paul Markham
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Originally Posted by 2MuchMark View Post
I disagree.

We can reduce consumption like you said but its hard to change peoples habits. An easier and better way is to make appliances and cars more energy efficient, and make the ways we harvest energy more efficient too. All of this should be IN ADDITION to deriving energy from cleaner sources such as solar and wind.
So you agree with me.




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For sure some 1%'s will say that, but of course the opposite is true. It would mean more jobs and more money for everyone, which means more money for spending, more money for taxes, and hopefully more general happiness for everyone.
More jobs in China maybe. That's before automation kicks in. Your thinking of a different time maybe the 70s?
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