PS On Economic Disasters

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PS On Economic Disasters

Mark Eby — 6/1/2002 11:28:53 AM (archived)

There were some things about Kyoto that bothered me and I never studied it in detail because it was obvious the political climate in the US would not allow us to accept it. However, I think the predictions of disaster were highly overblown. The same cries of dispare have met most major environmental regulation and more recently international agreements such as NAFTA. NAFTA was a disaster for old noncompetitive industries and many of their jobs did fly south. However it coincided with one of the strongest economic periods in history for high job growth, real wage growth, productivity growth and low inflation. Excuse me if I am a little skeptical of economic disaster claims. Far more jobs were created after NAFTA than were lost, and our southern neighbor became much more stable and economically viable.

I'm pretty sure that if Kyoto cost jobs in some industries, it would have been at least partially offset by jobs created to make products to meet Kyoto requirements.

Regards,
Mark

The whole thread (33 posts)

Perspective on Global Warming - p - 5/31/2002 9:21:17 AM
- Re: Perspective on Global Warming - Mark Eby - 5/31/2002 9:36:21 AM
  - Re: Perspective on Global Warming - p - 5/31/2002 10:02:30 AM
    - PS On Economic Disasters - Mark Eby - 6/1/2002 11:28:53 AM
    - Perspective On Cumulative Effects & Ignoring Risks - Mark Eby - 5/31/2002 11:49:39 AM
      - Choosing - Bowser - 5/31/2002 2:24:14 PM
        
        Re: Choosing - Tom Brosz - 5/31/2002 3:21:28 PM
        
        Re: Choosing - John O'Halloran - 6/1/2002 7:26:07 PM
        
        Political agenda - Bowser - 6/1/2002 8:11:36 AM
        
        Re: Political agenda - Tom Brosz - 6/1/2002 6:15:28 PM
      - Computer models are only as good as their underlying understanding... - Larry J - 5/31/2002 12:57:19 PM
        
        Re: Computer models are only as good as their underlying understanding... - Johannes - 6/2/2002 6:06:00 PM
        
        More Notes On Computer models - Mark Eby - 6/2/2002 9:16:51 AM
        
        The complexity of the climate is far beyond any other computer model - Larry J - 6/2/2002 1:07:09 PM
        
        Don't Think So - Mark Eby - 6/2/2002 2:43:40 PM
        
        Show me a single validated climate model and I'll listen - Larry J - 6/3/2002 12:49:52 PM
        
        GIGO & Missing Simple Points - Mark Eby - 6/3/2002 3:34:16 PM
        
        And you're still missing the obvious - Larry J - 6/4/2002 12:25:10 PM
        
        I Got The Point 3 Posts Ago & Strongly Disagree - Mark Eby - 6/4/2002 1:54:51 PM
        
        Yes And - Mark Eby - 5/31/2002 3:03:20 PM
        
        But we know the models are poor - E.P. Grondine - 6/1/2002 5:30:26 PM
        
        More On The Listserve Impact Expert - Mark Eby - 6/1/2002 11:19:08 AM
        
        We Know Peiser No Climate Expert - Mark Eby - 6/1/2002 9:11:46 AM
        
        In your judgement - E.P. Grondine - 6/1/2002 10:21:03 AM
        
        And Peiser's Climate Credentials Are? - Mark Eby - 6/1/2002 10:50:45 AM
        
        Perhaps you should take the time to find out - E.P. Grondine - 6/2/2002 3:44:37 PM
        
        Sure - Mark Eby - 6/2/2002 4:34:30 PM
        
        Surely - E.P.Grondine - 6/3/2002 3:32:18 PM
        
        Surely You Are Always Good For A Chuckle - Mark Eby - 6/3/2002 2:56:43 PM
        
        And you are always sure good for a sigh - E.P. Grondine - 6/4/2002 8:47:40 AM
        
        I'm So Impressed - Mark Eby - 6/4/2002 1:45:25 PM
        
        Good summary of problem n/t (n/t) - gbaikie - 5/31/2002 1:41:10 PM
        
        Re: GW Discussion - PL - 5/31/2002 4:12:25 PM

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