What is a consequence of "discounting" the future when talking about resources and the environment in economic terms? ANSWER Unselected Discounting causes people to consider all environmental impacts when making economic decisions. Unselected Discounting encourages policymakers to downplay long-term consequences of our actions on the environment. Unselected Discounting encourages us to consider the long-term consequences of our actions on the environment. Unselected Discounting causes the prices of resources to fall when those resources become scarce. Unselected Discounting discourages economic growth because resources are "tied up" and not used. Unselected I DON'T KNOW YET