Well, things may be bad, but at least we don't have massive worldwide food shortages and accompanying riots in poor countries ... oh wait, wedohave that now? The New York Timesreports: Food prices rose 5 percent globally during August, according to the United Nations, spurred mostly by the higher cost of wheat, and the first signs of unrest erupted as 10 people died in Mozambique during clashes ignited partly by a 30 percent leap in the cost of bread.
There will be food instability as global climate change sweeps over monoculture fields and farms. And population growth will inevitably outstrip our physical agricultural capacity. But the world currently grows enough food to feed everyone. And people still die of starvation. That's a failure of markets and politics.
If the Sarah Palin wants to see a real death panel, she should stop by commodity trading floor. Those trades -- at some deep level -- decide where the available food goes, who gets it, who doesn't
If they don't have any food or chickens, how do they trade for LowdenCare health care?
There will be food instability as global climate change sweeps over monoculture fields and farms. And population growth will inevitably outstrip our physical agricultural capacity. But the world currently grows enough food to feed everyone. And people still die of starvation. That's a failure of markets and politics.
If the Sarah Palin wants to see a real death panel, she should stop by commodity trading floor. Those trades -- at some deep level -- decide where the available food goes, who gets it, who doesn't
...silly 3rd worlders, haven't they heard of the "Atkins Diet"!!!