DFL spin on GDP, climate change

I don't know which grade school this child is attending but the Times should be ashamed of publishing this LTE. In the LTE, we're told that "Mainstream economic dogma holds that the gross domestic product (GDP) is the main determinant of economic growth for any society."

Later, we're told that "our world is plagued by the corrosive effects of climate change. Data shows that human activities, the exploitation of natural resources and the continual burning of fossil fuels have been the dominant cause of this crisis. Inequality also persists as the wealth-income gap has dramatically widened over the past 40 years in all countries. Additional issues remain prevalent in our daily lives such as racism, sexism, and political polarization. Yet the GDP cannot and is unable to measure these issues."

What simpleton thinks that GDP is the only thing measured to determine whether we're living in a healthy, thriving nation? Further, what percentage of people living in the U.S. thinks of climate change as an existential threat vs. what percentage think that climate change is real but manageable?

Perhaps, this child needs to watch this timeless classic:

It's interesting that the writer used the term "exploitation of natural resources." It's interesting because natural resources are required to build EVs, windmills and solar panels. That part of the process creates lots of pollution but it's routinely ignored when talking about saving the planet. When activists criticize fracking or natural gas, they robotically criticize mining. These activists, though, sit silent when it comes to mining manganese, lithium, cobalt and other rare earth minerals required to maufacture EV batteries and other renewables.

I noticed, too, that this LTE didn't mention the black- and brown-outs happening frequently in California or how Gov. Gavin Newsom has often ordered Californians not to recharge their EVs because the state was running out of electricity. QUESTION: Isn't this a way to determine whether people are living a thriving, healthy life?

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