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Originally Posted by NCB
I'm not sure where we're disagreeing here, but either way, how can you explain the LE rate in the US while claiming the we are the biggest polluter and causing all sorts of premature deaths?
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I wasn't going to explain that as I only corrected your outdated information. I do think that the logic behind that comparison is a bit flawed though, but that is an argument I don't want to take part, at least not now.
And about being the biggest polluter, I think it in this case refers to CO2 emissions, which are not directly harmful (as in killing people) but that they contribute to the climate change. Note that I didn't post the original post saying that people are dying because of pollution. Even though I wouldn't be surprised if even in my rather small (in US scale, that is) home city, car exhaust fumes get rather unbearable on rush hours. Probably nothing compared to cities like Los Angeles etc.
Now when you think about it, notice how the female life expectancy is degrading there...? Maybe it is the pollution?
