> 6. The end result is a sort of "Red Queen" effect where everyone is forced to compete harder and harder just to maintain his/her existing standard of living.

> 6. The end result is a sort of "Red Queen" effect where everyone is forced to compete harder and harder just to maintain his/her existing standard of living. Nice pocket philosophy, if only the world was a zero sum game, but it's NOT. The past 300 years of growth in human prosperity should make that abundantly clear. Past 30 years the world has reduced extreme poverty by half. Not because we in the developed world got poorer. The only fix we need is to gradually increase taxes on resources until they match the environmental impact. Sure we nee to also regulate the market, etc. To avoid draconian schemes. But a well regulated market with solid incentives can fix many problems.