tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post1987338583187381492..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Malthusian Mad Logic Hits TwitterRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-7710311680907128182012-02-29T15:22:31.475-05:002012-02-29T15:22:31.475-05:00There is only one thing that will limit food suppl...There is only one thing that will limit food supply; government diversion of it to energy. And government regulation is impervious to supply and demand and common sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-50485276026972957832012-02-29T13:20:25.794-05:002012-02-29T13:20:25.794-05:00Sounds like a dangerous situation. Maybe we need a...Sounds like a dangerous situation. Maybe we need a sustainability czar and a second Earth czar to start working on these problems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-56910819357321843252012-02-28T18:11:40.164-05:002012-02-28T18:11:40.164-05:00Our current centralized, industrial food systems r...Our current centralized, industrial food systems r based on cheap oil ($2) wwhich permeates all tiers within that supply chain. So if we have $6 gas then low to upper classes will be eating seasonally for sure. That's all that post said to me at least.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-10170273415820267262012-02-28T17:38:53.148-05:002012-02-28T17:38:53.148-05:00"RT @Bill_Gross: "We need about 1.5 Eart..."RT @Bill_Gross: "We need about 1.5 Earths to sustain our current level of economy." Paul Gilding @ #TED"<br /><br />...and yet here we are, making it on only 1.0 Earths!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15486500138051100745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-56399828345917895532012-02-28T15:58:41.461-05:002012-02-28T15:58:41.461-05:00Regarding a growing American population via birthr...Regarding a growing American population via birthrate, I am more concerned about the cost of raising a family not being applicable for a good percentage of the population. For example, I am a lower-middle class bachelor. I just paid off my student loans, my car loan, and NOW I am saving money. I am 32 yrs old. I cannot afford to buy a house/condo anywhere near I am (currently) employed. Yet Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-53132113268007557272012-02-28T15:49:39.508-05:002012-02-28T15:49:39.508-05:00@anon 12:32
What you said is certifiably true, an...@anon 12:32<br /><br />What you said is certifiably true, and I agree. However, I think that in order to reach that end point on the line, this example requires there be no changes in the means of production. Ever.<br /><br />I gather from your post you are not arguing for the Malthusians, if history is any teacher, rarely is anything held constant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-49732976039308931902012-02-28T15:32:12.205-05:002012-02-28T15:32:12.205-05:00It seems plausible to me that the *limits* of food...It seems plausible to me that the *limits* of food supply growth are indeed arithmetic, even if our actual food supply growth was geometric, due to increasing efficiency. i.e. once you hit max efficiency, you are limited to arithmetic growth, while until then, you can experience geometric growth.<br /><br />So imagine a graph with two lines, one of constant slope upwards from left to right (the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-59669810761330470682012-02-28T15:10:46.371-05:002012-02-28T15:10:46.371-05:00Henry Blodget has gone full retard in his quest to...Henry Blodget has gone full retard in his quest to eliminate the competition so that he can get back into the investment industry after being banned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com