[andyfox]

"You use phrases like 'the United States consumes 90% of the world's resources' - as if there is a finite amount of resources which it is possible to put in the denominator of a fraction. The correct statement would be 'People in the US produce 90% of the world's resources'."

I don't recall using that phrase. Can you cite a link?

If there is not a finite amount of resources which is not possible to put ine denominator of a fraction, how could your "correct" statement be any more possible than my alleged incorrect one?

And, BTW, thanks for elaborating on this thread title.