Why do you think world hunger and overpopulation are linked ?
馃our professor argues there is a link, I don't think so...
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MartinTheFirst 路 26-30, M
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flimflam 路 M
Yes, I see that point. Not that that is what you said.
As I mentioned earlier, it's economics and politics that cause hunger and poverty not population, at the moment at least.
Though global governments have all last the reigns now anyway. All any of them can do is shuffle huge debt problems around. Its all coming down in the next 5 years.
As I mentioned earlier, it's economics and politics that cause hunger and poverty not population, at the moment at least.
Though global governments have all last the reigns now anyway. All any of them can do is shuffle huge debt problems around. Its all coming down in the next 5 years.
MartinTheFirst 路 26-30, M
@flimflam You didn't say it, but your response lead me to that conclusion.
Debt doesn't mean anything as long as people have no means to collect them. What are they going to do? Start a world war 3? That's not going to be beneficial if all they want to do is collect debts. Debts is a formal way of saying "let's just print a bit more money and keep people believing the currency is still stable", at least that's what I've collected.
Debt doesn't mean anything as long as people have no means to collect them. What are they going to do? Start a world war 3? That's not going to be beneficial if all they want to do is collect debts. Debts is a formal way of saying "let's just print a bit more money and keep people believing the currency is still stable", at least that's what I've collected.
flimflam 路 M
We'll come back to this in 5 years then?
If you want to know why the health service, education, roads, social care, welfare, etc etc are all screwed, the answer is debt. The political determination to reduce deficit and national debt whilst making less and less tax revenue.
Not to mention off books debt like national pension commitments.
Trust me, debt is, as you say, a bit of a woolly concept, but all that money belongs to someone somewhere and if you pull the plug on the lending it all comes crashing down.
You can't stop paying for it without losing access to more. But it's getting so we spend so much servicing the debt we can't provide what's needed.
It WILL crash. You young guys I'm afraid will have a tough decade at a very critical time of your lives.
Good luck. It's going to be a very bumpy ride.
If you want to know why the health service, education, roads, social care, welfare, etc etc are all screwed, the answer is debt. The political determination to reduce deficit and national debt whilst making less and less tax revenue.
Not to mention off books debt like national pension commitments.
Trust me, debt is, as you say, a bit of a woolly concept, but all that money belongs to someone somewhere and if you pull the plug on the lending it all comes crashing down.
You can't stop paying for it without losing access to more. But it's getting so we spend so much servicing the debt we can't provide what's needed.
It WILL crash. You young guys I'm afraid will have a tough decade at a very critical time of your lives.
Good luck. It's going to be a very bumpy ride.
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@MartinTheFirst The difference is that the 7 billion would have to share the same limited resources. They can't make food out of nothing!
MartinTheFirst 路 26-30, M
@SW-User The resources are limited but they are by no means scarce in relation to how many we are. The core of the problem is poor management.