At that level, people also consume more than people at lower levels, using more water, releasing more Greenhouse gasses, etc. Your generalization assumes that p

At that level, people also consume more than people at lower levels, using more water, releasing more Greenhouse gasses, etc. Your generalization assumes that people of lower classes has no consideration for the environment, which I think is extremely unfair. There are communities and cultures of people all over the US that really care about the environment passionately at every economic level, especially in Arizona, people are extremely concerned with not wasting water, keeping things clean, not using a lot of energy. Coming to the Bay Area, I was extremely surprised by how much water the appliances use, how much garbage my neighbors produce, people cook a lot less in the Bay Area, leading to much much more takeout boxes, plastic forks, etc. There could be tons of high income earners that live on a block and yet their neighborhood is littered with trash. The whole politics of environmentalism consumes much more than rich vs poor or who cares the most, all of our behaviors contribute to environment decline. The biggest issue is that we have a whole economy which defaults every transaction to with environmental decay, going to the mall, buying clothes, electronics. Our lifestyle is incredibly unsustainable and pushing Western way of life on other peoples around the world is not feasible.