Right, and that's just stupidity. We have trees....the problem with toilet paper was that there are different supply chains. One for offices, and one for homes...
I think they have been doing it from a fear mongering, not a data driven perspective. I like and read their blog and comment there, but I think they missed the mark on food.
Whose responsibility is it to feed a grossly overpopulated world? It’s past time that each nation took some effort to balance their population growth to their country’s food growing capacity. Quit relying on Ukraine to feed you.
Jeffery: I agree generally, but wars, pandemics and climate change can lead to the kind of disruptions that can possibly starve hundreds of thousands (or more?). Food is one area where a degree of self sufficiency seems wise.
They can. Wars are usually short lived. Pandemics rarely happen and BTW, Covid was terrifically overdone. Climate change is very debatable. Warmer climate might actually increase food production and make it possible to grow more varieties of food in more places.
Everyone has been asking me what to buy as an investment. My answers: Food and ammo.
I fully expect another run on toilet paper.
Right, and that's just stupidity. We have trees....the problem with toilet paper was that there are different supply chains. One for offices, and one for homes...
John Paul from the ‘Stack “Things Hidden in Compexity” has been doing a good job covering this.
What's he say?
theconservativetreehouse.com has been covering the food situation on a macro level.
I think they have been doing it from a fear mongering, not a data driven perspective. I like and read their blog and comment there, but I think they missed the mark on food.
Whose responsibility is it to feed a grossly overpopulated world? It’s past time that each nation took some effort to balance their population growth to their country’s food growing capacity. Quit relying on Ukraine to feed you.
World trade is a good thing. It's Adam Smith's division of labor on a macro scale.
Jeffery: I agree generally, but wars, pandemics and climate change can lead to the kind of disruptions that can possibly starve hundreds of thousands (or more?). Food is one area where a degree of self sufficiency seems wise.
They can. Wars are usually short lived. Pandemics rarely happen and BTW, Covid was terrifically overdone. Climate change is very debatable. Warmer climate might actually increase food production and make it possible to grow more varieties of food in more places.