But the majority of the world population would choose to have the lifestyle and environmental footprint of middle-class Americans if they had that option. If w

But the majority of the world population would choose to have the lifestyle and environmental footprint of middle-class Americans if they had that option. If we want to allow continued population growth, we are saying that 'developing countries' must stop developing, and the wealthy countries need to vastly reduce the quality of not just their middle-classes, but their working class too. We simply don't have the option of a low-footprint high standard of living right for the masses.