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  • From: "Dan Conine" <dconine@bertramwireless.com>
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  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] The End of Food
  • Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:34:11 -0500

Yeah, but the system is already failing with 6 billion, so there is no WAY we are going to reach 9 billion in 2050 without a Black Swan (miracle).

The number isn't that important, anyway. What matters is how much food is being produced per person, and how many people are being used to do it. If food is 40% of the necessity of living (water included, then 20% for shelter and 20% for clothing and 20% caring for those who can't care for themselves-babies, elderly, etc), then 40% of the people should be engaged in producing it, or at least 40% of their money should be spent on it, to pay for the 40% of their life that it is worth.

That 40% is coming from somewhere, mostly from the future right now.

Humans will be paying it, one way or another; even if it means reducing our numbers to fit the number that are producing food without stealing it from the future.

Dan C.






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