Continued economic growth is unsustainable. Growth as we have measured it in our lifetimes can only be at the detriment of an already over taxed earth and its natural resources. We definitely cannot afford that. It's past time to find new ways to measure a nation's health. Plenty of economists and others have been on to this for ye…
Continued economic growth is unsustainable. Growth as we have measured it in our lifetimes can only be at the detriment of an already over taxed earth and its natural resources. We definitely cannot afford that. It's past time to find new ways to measure a nation's health. Plenty of economists and others have been on to this for years now, it's nothing I'm making up. We'd all do well to listen to those under the age of 40; they're figuring it out but it's not going to look like your daddy's economy anymore.
Thanks, Beth. You've hit on the elephant in the room, imo. No one wants to talk about this fact but it's the reality. And many young people can see this and are advocating for sustainable lifestyles. Ouch!
Continued economic growth is unsustainable. Growth as we have measured it in our lifetimes can only be at the detriment of an already over taxed earth and its natural resources. We definitely cannot afford that. It's past time to find new ways to measure a nation's health. Plenty of economists and others have been on to this for years now, it's nothing I'm making up. We'd all do well to listen to those under the age of 40; they're figuring it out but it's not going to look like your daddy's economy anymore.
Thanks, Beth. You've hit on the elephant in the room, imo. No one wants to talk about this fact but it's the reality. And many young people can see this and are advocating for sustainable lifestyles. Ouch!