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Originally Posted by filtherton
Are you trying to say that our economic success depends on the obscene amount of wasted natural resources used by hummers?
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Given the way our current economic system is structured and the way in which we calculate GDP... the answer is yes.
More waste = a stronger GDP.
If you ride a bicycle to work you are not doing your bit to give your nation a stronger GDP.
(clearly things need to change).