Nice debate. I've seen the 'economy' used as a justification for years as people need jobs to pay their bills and live. However, when we realize that those bills are a dependency, which then forces us to work jobs, are we not really suggesting that the 'economy' is to support our own slavery? After all, all our needs can be met through a direct one-on-one relationship with Mother Earth. So would a justification for the project based on 'economic' arguments ring hollow once people realized the true nature of their relationship with the corporate and government enterprises that depend on people being dependent upon them? If that is indeed the case, does the governments argument all of a sudden evaporate and put the whole project into jeopardy as the project is only needed to encourage and support slavery?
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Very well put. Most people need the job, to buy the gas, to put in the car, to get to work and keep the job, to buy the gas, etc, etc.
I was also just thinking that oil spills would be good for the economy as well. It could create jobs for years to come. So..... should we have some spills on purpose every now and then when we need an economic boost? No, of course not. But I bet a politician could convince a number of people otherwise, tax them to do it, and then tax them to clean it up.
Chilling thought eh! Yikes