http://www.openthefuture.com/2009/03/topsight_march_9_2009.html
*Maybe somebody's gonna figure out what it costs to decarbonate the seas.
We could "borrow" that money from the future because otherwise, y'know, there isn't any.
Makes you wonder how much the Earth is worth if the planet's blatantly facing complete disaster. Where would we prudently draw the financial line and declare,
"you know, our own extinction and the death of all known living things is much cheaper than trying to pay for this."
*Has anyone asked the Christian Right about the possibility of arranging a federal bailout in the Afterlife? I know it's a bit like the medieval practice of the Vatican selling indulgences, but that financial practice used to work great. If we're trying to get our remote descendants to settle our debts, can't we settle some of those on our ancestors? The "existence" of both is completely theoretical.
