When we arrived in America, there were plenty of resources to plunder. This is an "easy take" situation. It acted as a catalyst, stoking the economy. China is now in a similiar situation, with their massive amounts of natural resources. But in America there aren't as many resources as there once was. Yet, we are devoted to using lots of resources as a country. If we are running out of resources, will capitalism begin to turn on itself, exploiting it's populace because of the inherent need for the "easy take principle" to continue? Consider the analogy of a Fatman. He has a large apetite, and sees lots of resources (food) to plunder when he arrives in the USA. When the resources begin to run out, he runs out of food and begins to starve. However, his apetite must be satisfied, so his cells begin to eat his organs. He dies, and the land is devestated.
The only way out of this scenario is to mange resources wisely.
Also, is the war in Iraq an example of the "easy take principle"?
2007-03-23
20:06:01
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sassychickensuckerboy
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