Mr. Gerson wrote "the crisis of prosperity is growing -- but it is still better than the alternative." He is aware that the prosperity of today could rapidly become poverty tomorrow - but he doesn't seem to be warning us to do something. He mainly wants to point out that global capitalism creates wealth, and that critics of capitalism need to admit that they have gotten it wrong. If global warming and resource depletion continue at the current rate, the "golden age" of global capitalism will be a very short period with a tragic end.

Dr. Ali Ettefagh has gotten it right - education is the key. We need to develop new models of development and consumerism and move ourselves off the present self-destructive path.