Solution for Over-Population

We believe that many of the world's problems (symptoms) are a result of over-population (disease). We are throwing money at symptoms of the disease, instead of treating the disease. We should reward countries for reducing their population.

It is ingrained in North American capitalistic mentality that constant economic and population growth is good. We need to reverse this mentality.

Many of the poorest countries tend to have the fastest growth in population, when they can least afford it on both a macro and micro level. Many couples who can barely feed themselves will have several children, creating more hungry mouths and suffering. Many of these people would practise birth control if they could afford it or if their religion allowed it. We cannot change their religion but we can provide birth control.

Solutions for Environment

We need to do the following:

• Each country needs to get back on track immediately to achieving Kyoto targets
• Financially reward countries that save endangered animals, such as Russia’s 350 tigers and 40 leopards.
  • Push other rich countries to do same
• Campaign Westerners and Asians to reduce their Carbon Footprint. Campaign Westerners to live in smaller houses, even condos and apartments, and drive smaller vehicles.
  • Due to democracy, politicians in the past have made the landlord & tenants act favourable to tenants and hostile to landlords. This is because politicians can get more votes from tenants than landlords. Due to this hostility to companies in the rental business, nobody is building apartment buildings anymore. We need to make this act more equitable to businesses to attract them to provide apartment dwellings.
  • Homes have exploded in North America, but family sizes have shrunk. Either increase taxes on larger homes or provide tax incentives to live in smaller homes.
  • We believe that not enough office workers are telecommuting and that more should to save the environment. We believe that many managers have the old mindset and cannot feel comfortable that their employees are working, unless they see their employees working. However, studies from the Canadian government show that telecommuters are equally or MORE productive than office workers. We should campaign and provide incentives for more telecommuting.