Quote Originally Posted by AmericanPride View Post
Capitalism has an insatiable desire for "prosperity", which translates into wealth accumulation
Human beings have an insatiable desire for more stuff; this is not a function of capitalism.

There is an absolute contradiction between the desire to alleviate poverty and the desire to reduce pressure on the resource base. There is no "solution" or "answer" to that contradiction, certainly none that the US can persuade or compel others to adopt. It's one of those things we can only manage as we go along, to the extent that we can, as one nation among many.