Food Riots 2011 (money, unemployment, inflation, poor)

[user_id]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOsCn...eature=related

[Mathguy]

Study: American Food Waste Is a Huge Energy Drain

[Grandpa Pipes]

Originally Posted by slackjaw

It is my understanding that Egypt's food shortages are related to shops being closed and other disruptions related to civil unrest.

It matters not one wit how a food shortage happens it matters only that there is a food shortage to the people.

[Grandpa Pipes]

Originally Posted by Mathguy

Study: American Food Waste Is a Huge Energy Drain

A very good illustrative link that covers many things in American life that is full of waste of all kinds!

""We have a cheap food policy in America," Webber said. "When things are cheap, people don't care so much about wasting it.""

When things (food etc.) are plentiful and cheap waste is always an outcome for a population that has known little want in their lifetimes. Just ask the Great Depression generation about "Use it up don't throw it away!!"

[CosmicWizard]

Tightwad wrote:

It matters not one wit how a food shortage happens it matters only that there is a food shortage to the people.

Absolutely! And taking it one step further, perhaps food shortages are at least partially to blame for the riots in Egypt.

[user_id]

Originally Posted by Tightwad

When things (food etc.) are plentiful and cheap waste is always an outcome for a population that has known little want in their lifetimes. Just ask the Great Depression generation about "Use it up don't throw it away!!"

Right, "don't throw it away", the depression created a generation of hoarders. A few years ago I had to help clean out my Grandpas garage and work room, junk in every crack.... 90% of it ended up in the trash.

[Grandpa Pipes]

Originally Posted by user_id

Right, "don't throw it away", the depression created a generation of hoarders. A few years ago I had to help clean out my Grandpas garage and work room, junk in every crack.... 90% of it ended up in the trash.

The mantra of the Depression Generation is.."You can't use what you don't have". This is very true but today things move to fast to collect "stuff"

[texdav]

Maybe I am missig somethign other knew. Is that why I see people with such large tanks full all the time.Better fatten up:I guess.

[Mathguy]

Originally Posted by texdav

Maybe I am missig somethign other knew. Is that why I see people with such large tanks full all the time.Better fatten up:I guess.

Your average Walmart denzien has probably 6months worth of sub-cutaneous energy storage in their frontal and posterior containment units.

I have a practical plan in mind.....and coincidentally it alleviates the shortfall in social security funds at the same time.

From soup to nuts: the cannibal lover's cookbook [Book]

[CosmicWizard]

Tightwad wrote:

The mantra of the Depression Generation is.."You can't use what you don't have". This is very true but today things move to fast to collect "stuff"

Apparently you haven't moved recently. Preparing for a move can be a real eye opener as to just how much junk you do collect. When I moved 4 and a half years ago, I found 30 yr old receipts in a box in my gagarge. We either threw out, or sold, at least half of the stuff we owned. Neither my wife or I consider ouselves to be stuff lovers and/or collectors. Nonetheless, the stuff piles up. BTW, I am not from the Depression era.