“There is a poverty line below which no one should fall, and a wealth line above which no one should rise. We need wealth taxes, not carbon taxes.”
–
Guardian columnist
George Monbiot, making the case for
limitarianism. In his scathing critique of capitalism, “micro-consumerist bollocks,” and a distracted media, Monbiot calls for
private sufficiency and public luxury: “We should each have our own small domains but when we want to spread our wings, we could do so without seizing resources from other people.”