If the consumption argument doesn't convince executives that we are past the tipping point, then adoption by mainstream providers should.
Anti-consumption arguments are seen to come from the joyless greens, "ethical" do-gooders or people with dogs on strings.
This combination of feeble production and feverish consumption, the argument runs, means that demand for commodities will outpace supply for years to come.But it is hard to apply this logic to all commodities.
It is not clear why Alexander felt compelled to repackage these previous works for public consumption, since the arguments he made in them are not substantially changed.
As an example, the deduction allowance for wages is atypical in countries imposing a consumption tax (an argument in favor of the Blueprint's deduction for wages is that it maintains progressivity at the individual level).
Republicans, when they mention drug policy at all, uphold the pseudo-moral arguments that consumption of illegal drugs is an individual, moral failing that should be punished by God and Society.
Significantly, the FDA has not relied on any argument that consumption of antioxidant supplements will cause any physical or medical harm to the public.
As the United States pushes governments around the world to spend more to replace the demand lost from declining American consumption, Chancellor Angela Merkel's main argument is that heavy debt could be a drag on the Continent's economy far into the future.
"We are like a species out of control". As population rises, this argument runs, consumption will increase and place an impossible strain on natural resources, from water supplies and agricultural land to fish in the ocean, as well as giving rise to runaway climate change as we burn ever more fossil fuels.
But there are compelling arguments for using consumption or wealth too.
