Environmentalism and Prisoners have the same problem.

What if everyone…? You can fill in the question with whatever you like and it will be an instantly recognizable argument. Whether  we are talking about people picking flowers in some imaginary field or we are talking about voting. If you mention to someone you intend to do something that is generally considered irresponsible or ‘bad’ people will say: What if everyone did “Some Bad Thing”? They will use this as a way to convince you that you shouldn’t do it - because if everyone did it something awful would happen. This is generally the state of Environmentalist discourse. Why shouldn’t I leave my computer on all day? Why shouldn’t I drive around my old beater from 1957 that dumps out black smoke as if it were designed for that sole purpose? It’s obvious right? Because if we all did it we would damage the environment. We would have smog problems everywhere. All of the fish will die. All of the polar ice caps will melt. This could go on ad nauseam.

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There is a good article over at www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com discussing the debates held at Belmont University on October 7th. Ramet Sethi covers a few economic issues  the candidates were careful to tiptoe around. From the Article:

After watching the debate tonight, I figured I’d translate what both candidates were saying. Sorry I’m not as politically correct as them, but I hope this is informative.

Things will get a lot harder before they get better.