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RE: Vacant Space?!

I beg to differ, #51.
While it is true that the US feeds itself as do quite a few other countries, that does not mean there is NO world problem.

The problem is one of long term sustainability. That means balance of all things so inputs basically equal outputs.
Right now, inputs are keeping up in a number of areas, but even IF the worlds food were distributed equally, that would be a temporary situation until breeding.
Food is not 'way ahead' by any means. Did you know that it is illegal for a farmer in the US to grow crops FOR PERSONAL CONSUMPTION ON-FARM? I'll find the Supreme Court decision if you questin that.

But food isn't the only problem. Pick one or more from the list. Pollution? Population? Critical Resource? WATER? Climate Change? Weather and its Patterns? If infrastructure continues at its expontial growth rate (whatever that is) will we have resources / time / money / ability to FIX it all in the future as repair and maintenance consumes ever MORE resources from a limited pool or a pool which at best can only grow to a limit itself?

You are drawing a non-existant 'hair thin' line when you say "Over-population" is NOT a U.S. problem. "The U.S., on the other hand, is an enabler of global over-population. Maybe we should stop doing that?"

I do not know what the solution is. Mathematically, the enemy is Exponential Growth. The rule of 72 prevails. Even at a 1% growth rate of anything, the number or consumption or whatever will DOUBLE in 72 years. Will food production match even a 1% growth rate? Keep in mind the Oceans are 'bout fished out. Catches are past peak levels. Please See Link:

There are Causes, and in a recent arguement with my brother I used the term ROOT Causes.
Getting to Root Cause is KEY to understanding what is going wrong and how to fix it. I personally don't think it Will be fixed, since nobody wants to take responsiblity for the grossly hard decisions to come.
Too much is never enough


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