There is plenty of scientific data for those who can be bothered to look. By the way I do this kind of thing as part of earning a living as a biologist. Simple observation as CarolC and BanjoRay should convince anybody that there is a real problem.

Be very afraid, if not for yourself then for your children and their children.

And no, as I once said to Troll who challenged me to provide evidence on this forum, I'm not going to quote chapter and verse, there is simply too much and the evidence is published everywhere including the net for those who want to view it. And the answers are equally clear to those who can be bothered to think. Mostly they lie in our collective hands and the way we collectively want the world to be

Gnu, I do however completely agree with you that it's largely about the rich getting richer,

mooman