Comments on: Help the Next Billion http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2006/08/help-next-billion.html A conversation on global economic issues, ideas & data to help us all become better contributors to defeating the scourge of extreme global poverty Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:26:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kareno http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2006/08/help-next-billion.html/comment-page-1#comment-51 Kareno Thu, 31 Aug 2006 03:07:00 +0000 http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2006/08/help-the-next-billion.html#comment-51 I am fascinated by this website, as I both work in finance, and am interested in social justice. That is an interesting association for sure. To me, globalization is at least somewhat working against the environmental movement, both key issues of our time. What happens when more people cross the poverty line, and want to possibly emulate a Western, overly consumerist lifestyle, thus greatly speeding up the already crazy environmental degradation of our planet? Without a doubt, more people on the planet have to get beyond mere survival and I applaud any actions that assist people in getting past that barrier. And not that I would want to stop them or control those actions, as that would be quite the elitist thing to do. <br/><br/>I will continue to follow the ideas on your website. Thank you, you've made me think. I am fascinated by this website, as I both work in finance, and am interested in social justice. That is an interesting association for sure. To me, globalization is at least somewhat working against the environmental movement, both key issues of our time. What happens when more people cross the poverty line, and want to possibly emulate a Western, overly consumerist lifestyle, thus greatly speeding up the already crazy environmental degradation of our planet? Without a doubt, more people on the planet have to get beyond mere survival and I applaud any actions that assist people in getting past that barrier. And not that I would want to stop them or control those actions, as that would be quite the elitist thing to do.

I will continue to follow the ideas on your website. Thank you, you’ve made me think.

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