The second critical aspect is how one treats future outcomes relative to current ones – an issue that has aroused much attention among philosophers as well as economists. At what rate should future impacts – particularly losses of future consumption – be discounted to the present?
第二个关键的方面是人们应该看待未来的结果与当前的人的关系，这个问题在哲学家以及经济学家都引起了很大的关注。未来的影响，尤其是未来消费的损失，应该以多大的比率折扣到今天的影响呢？