> s the policy now to "harvest whatever we can ASAP" without any regard

Given the degree of corruption and criminality, a more appropriate metaphor might be "smash and grab".

Or, you know, the future bottom line. I wonder how much these people understand that if you kill everyone or put them under serious resource strain because of environmental collapse, there's no one left to pay anything to you. How hard is that to understand? Don't pull the trigger, because yes, right now you don't have a bullet in your foot, but in a few milliseconds...