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Originally Posted by retsuki03
First of all, the rest of the world does not agree. However, even if they did- would that make them right just because they all agree?
Does the rest of the civilized world include India or China? The same people who bitch about Kyoto would bitch about unemployment or a stagnant economy that would result if we agreed to it.
It seems to me that they just haven't thought the full implications through.
Many assume that Bush hates the environment and loves corporations, just because he is a Republican. Bush is not the elitist. The people who condemn him as being an idiot are the elitists and the real idiots. The envirnmental effects of the implementation of Kyoto vs. the economic impact make the decision of whether or not to participate staggeringly easy.
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As over 140 countries, last i checked, had ratified Kyoto, I'd say that accounts for most of the "rest of world".
As for the economic arguments, I see economic opportunity in developing, implementing and supporting cleaner technologies - rather than your citizens making 6 bucks an hour as McDonald's workers and Wal-Mart clerks, how about an opportunity to work in a growing, technologically advanced and better paying environment? Or do you think the 75% of Americans (or Canadians or whatever) working in a service environment is truly good for the economy?
Change is not a bad thing.