My calculations are about 10 to 20 percent of the total crop production of the U. S. Are the starving masses around the earth worth it?
2007-01-28 13:48:58 · 4 answers · asked by brokolay 3 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
You underestimate the food production capacity of the United States as well as other areas of the world. People are not starving because of a lack of food in the world. They starve because of a lack of food in their area. Getting food to them is sometimes difficult/impossible. The United States destroys much food in subsidy programs. Check the following site for more information.
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
2007-01-28 14:00:32 · answer #1 · answered by Jack 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's optimistic, but doable. There is no food shortage, Starving masses have to do with local politics, not food. Everybody could be fed easily but local warlords and kleptocracies don't allow distribution of food to the hungry. Brasil seems to have gone a lot farther than the Bush proposals and done so with minimal negative impact, though news of that country doesn't filter up to us in the US much.
2007-01-28 14:00:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Realism has never been one of Mr. Bush's strong points. Wasting arable land to turn food into fuel while 1/3 the World's population starves- makes about as much sense as our being in Iraq does. There are more than enough natural, renewable resources available in this country that we can invest our time, talents & money into- to reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
2007-01-28 14:06:58 · answer #3 · answered by Joseph, II 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
thay can eat the leftovers.
2007-01-29 15:42:16 · answer #4 · answered by thevillageidiotxxxx 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋