"... you don't seem to believe that developed-world standards of living are globally possible ..." I do believe that first-world, middle-class living standards

"... you don't seem to believe that developed-world standards of living are globally possible ..." I do believe that first-world, middle-class living standards, circa 2020, are globally possible ... just not in 2020. By the time that those standards are globally possible without unpaid debits in the form of environmental externalities, there will be a new "first world" standard that we will then decide whether or not to borrow from the future to pay for ...