Per capita incomes of high-income people translate into much higher quantity resources being demanded than do low per capita incomes. Admittedly there is the possibility that the demands of high-income people are channeled in ways that are more environmentally benign. But I am not convinced that such is the case. At any rate, it is important that your constituents recognize that incomes are generating or can generate demands that undergird consumption patterns that degrade the environment. Somehow, the rich should pay the full social cost of their consumption.
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