Read the following excerpt from Naked Economics and answer the question that follows. When I read a story in the Sunday New York Times about South American villagers cutting down virgin rain forest and destroying rare ecosystems, I nearly knock over my Starbucks latte in surprise and disgust. But I am not they. My children are not starving or at risk of dying from malaria. If they were, and if chopping down a valuable wildlife habitat enabled me to afford to feed my family and buy a mosquito net, then I would sharpen my ax and start chopping. I wouldn't care how many butterflies or spotted weasels I killed. This is not to suggest that the environment in the developing world does not matter. It does. In fact, there are many examples of environmental degradation that will make poor countries even poorer in the long run. Cutting down those forests is bad for the rest of us, too, since deforestation is a major contributor to rising CO, emissions. -Naked Economics

What is a tradeoff for villagers in South American that have made to cut down virgin rain forest?

a U. S. Government officials could buy Starbucks and give profits to South American countries
b Villagers could keep the rain forest intact and save the wildlife
c Utilize cleaner air with less CO, emissions from the United States
d Continue to destroy the rain forest to benefit their families