So more dollars are cuts if population or GDP grows faster?<p>Does the same principle apply to other quantities too? Let&#x27;s try a fun one: atmospheric CO2 concentration. From 1980 to 2012, it grew roughly 17% [1]. During the same period, world population grew 57% [2], and gross world product grew 144% [3]. So atmospheric CO2 has been drastically cut? :P<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Carbon_dioxide_in_Earth%27s_atmosphere#&#x2F;media&#x2F;File:AIRS_Carbon_Dioxide_Vertical.png" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Carbon_dioxide_in_Earth%27s_at...</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.geohive.com&#x2F;earth&#x2F;his_history3.aspx" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.geohive.com&#x2F;earth&#x2F;his_history3.aspx</a><p>[3] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;kushnirs.org&#x2F;macroeconomics&#x2F;gdp&#x2F;gdp_world.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;kushnirs.org&#x2F;macroeconomics&#x2F;gdp&#x2F;gdp_world.html</a>