On Mon, 24 Jul 2017 06:15:09 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Monday, July 24, 2017 at 7:01:32 AM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
>> On Mon, 24 Jul 2017 03:41:38 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >On Sunday, July 23, 2017 at 5:19:59 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
>> >> On Sun, 23 Jul 2017 09:28:32 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>> >> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >On Sunday, July 23, 2017 at 10:51:12 AM UTC-4, John Kuthe wrote:
>> >> >> On Sunday, July 23, 2017 at 4:49:14 AM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> >> >> > > I inherited most of my inheritance in stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etc. Upon On Friday, July 21, 2017 at 1:26:38 PM UTC-4, John Kuthe wrote:
>> >> >> ...
>> >> >> > > Let's get this straight, you are evidently very confused.
>> >> >> > >getting possession OF my inherited stocks, etc. I immediately off $150,000 worth of the most heinous stocks my father owned. Stuff like OIL stocks, BofA, Phizer,etc. EVIL corporate stocks like that that I will NEVER support now that they are MY dollars!
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Not to worry, John. Those shares didn't vanish. Someone else bought them,
>> >> >> > and the corporations are ticking along just fine without you.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Cindy Hamilton
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I know, but at least MY (new inherited) dollars are NOT SUPPORTING THOSE EVIL CORPORATIONS ANYMORE!! Just like I NEVER spend ANY of MY DOLLARS at MalWart, McCraps, etc!!
>> >> >>
>> >> >> What are YOU supporting with YOUR DOLLARS?!
>> >> >
>> >> >Quite a lot of things. For simplicity, let's say it's everything in
>> >> >the S&P 500. I also bank at BofA, buy pharmaceuticals from Pfizer,
>> >> >and put quite a bit of oil through my mid-size SUV.
>> >> >
>> >> >Oh, and the military-industrial complex pays my salary and that of
>> >> >my husband.
>> >>
>> >> You once said you're a sociopath, so it makes sense that you don't
>> >> care about the consequences of your actions.
>> >
>> >In practical terms what difference would it make? Someone else would
>> >have my job. I have to bank somewhere. BofA isn't going to suffer
>> >if I close my account. My husband needs those prescriptions. And
>> >the SUV? I suppose I could get a smaller one, but I need that AWD
>> >to get out of my driveway in the winter to go to my job.
>> >
>> >I did refrain from putting any more people on this planet, so I'm
>> >way ahead there. I probably could idle my SUV in the driveway
>> >all day long and still come out ahead on my planetary impact.
>>
>> You have a point, but just because you do one thing right, does that
>> mean you can do everything else wrong?
>
>Look at the relative magnitude of the "right" and the "wrong".
>Not having kids benefits the planet forever. Owning a mid-size
>SUV is in the noise.

Yes.

>> By the way, what would happen to the world if all civilised countries
>> stopped procreating and all barbaric countries continued to breed like
>> rabbits?
>
>You mean they haven't already?

It's a work in progress.