Comments on: The Ultimate Christmas Gift? Buy Nothing http://www.disinfo.com/2009/11/the-ultimate-christmas-gift-buy-nothing/ alternative views, news & information—online, video and print Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:34:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: livableincome.org http://www.disinfo.com/2009/11/the-ultimate-christmas-gift-buy-nothing/comment-page-1/#comment-2948 livableincome.org Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:47:36 +0000 http://www.disinfo.com/?p=15694#comment-2948 The current economic system requires compulsory consumption to create jobs. Mass jobs requires mass consumption. If people don't consume all that is produced, there would be mass lay-offs. The result is that we are trading our health for jobs. And we are trading the source of life itself - the planet's health - for jobs.<br><br>Immediate implementation of a universal (non-means tested) Guaranteed Livable Income in every country in the world is the only way out of the <a href="http://www.livableincome.org/consumption.ht/" rel="nofollow">forced consumption trap</a>.<br><br>Also, as described in this <a href="http://www.livableincome.org/aenviro-progress.htm" rel="nofollow">article, economic foundations need to change in order to have any environmental progress.</a> The current economic system requires compulsory consumption to create jobs. Mass jobs requires mass consumption. If people don't consume all that is produced, there would be mass lay-offs. The result is that we are trading our health for jobs. And we are trading the source of life itself – the planet's health – for jobs.

Immediate implementation of a universal (non-means tested) Guaranteed Livable Income in every country in the world is the only way out of the forced consumption trap.

Also, as described in this article, economic foundations need to change in order to have any environmental progress.

]]> By: Christmas Gift http://www.disinfo.com/2009/11/the-ultimate-christmas-gift-buy-nothing/comment-page-1/#comment-2940 Christmas Gift Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:30:50 +0000 http://www.disinfo.com/?p=15694#comment-2940 Olive Christmas tree ornament can also be a great gift! Olive Christmas tree ornament can also be a great gift!

]]> By: tonyviner http://www.disinfo.com/2009/11/the-ultimate-christmas-gift-buy-nothing/comment-page-1/#comment-2937 tonyviner Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:11:55 +0000 http://www.disinfo.com/?p=15694#comment-2937 Good idea in theory, but like Christianity or AIDS it won't work. Good idea in theory, but like Christianity or AIDS it won't work.

]]> By: Carbon is Good http://www.disinfo.com/2009/11/the-ultimate-christmas-gift-buy-nothing/comment-page-1/#comment-2930 Carbon is Good Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:04:39 +0000 http://www.disinfo.com/?p=15694#comment-2930 I Love CO2 I Love CO2

]]> By: Rachel Keslensky - Last Res0rt http://www.disinfo.com/2009/11/the-ultimate-christmas-gift-buy-nothing/comment-page-1/#comment-2914 Rachel Keslensky - Last Res0rt Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:45:15 +0000 http://www.disinfo.com/?p=15694#comment-2914 Actually, Dubai has a significantly larger carbon footprint per person -- granted, there's a lot LESS of 'em too, but Americans don't quite have the biggest. Actually, Dubai has a significantly larger carbon footprint per person — granted, there's a lot LESS of 'em too, but Americans don't quite have the biggest.

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