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Dog 3000 Sep 9, 2003 00:15:27
Replying to MonkeyBoy

The problems with food distribution are more political than economic. Food is often used as a weapon in places like Somalia, Sudan, Afghanistan (the guys in control deliberately withhold it from their enemies.)

Is food and shelter all that a money-free system would provide? Why would the "developed world" agree to turn the clock back a thousand years? Are you ready to give up your computer and Internet connection? Even if you would, do you think everyone else in Europe, N America, etc. would? And if they won't do it voluntarily, how are you going to bring it about?

I am deliberately asking you tough questions. Thanks for your patience.

M MonkeyBoy
MonkeyBoy Sep 9, 2003 00:38:20
Replying to Dog 3000

Going back a 1000 years would mean every one farming their own food on a plot of land and giving over part of it to their feudal lord.

Modern agricultural means that a few people can produce food for thousands. As I said earlier farmers are payed not to produce and to destroy produce, I don't see how feeding the planet would require far greater amounts of people involved in food production than at the moment. Also better farming equipment & methods can be supplied to people in countries who don't really have anything better to do than to starve to death at the moment, let alone log on the net. Surely many people can still build computers and keep the internet running.