Worryingly, the only way that most politicians and economists believe that we can afford to provide public services and tackle issues like climate change, is more 'economic growth' - essentially more consumption, often by those who already are among the world's high-consumers. More cars, planes and stuff in general. It's all rather akin to trying to fund the fire brigade by selling gasoline to arsonists. We need a new economics. submitted by /u/Gold-Loan3142 [link] [comments]