This is a fair point and one I agree with, however the issue at the moment at least is that as standard of living grows, problems are pushed to other places. This is because they are truly uneconomical to solve locally due to people wanting to protect their standard of living.
The lowest rung of the ladder always gets to solve the problem at the end of the day.
The lowest rung of the ladder always gets to solve the problem at the end of the day.