Should every citizen be given rations and only so much at certain times, and nothing any diffeent than others'

Question

Instead of continuing to waste and deplete the earth by going and buying everything from stores. This means getting rid of most stores except art stores and one major food store that gives the rations.

Answer 1

While the objective is noble - I would say no because it would not work. This would create a black economy and even more greed and suffering.

It would be much better, and more effective in the long term to educate and provide various options for avoiding waste. I really believe in this especially if we are smart enough to somehow incentivise people not to waste.

Answer 2

U R right. Most of us, knowingly or unknowingly buy things which are actually not needed by us. In course of time, it becomes obsolete and we have no place to keep them. This includes some food stuff and rations. It is necessary for us to be as judicious as possible in our consumption habit so that some food being wasted by us can be a life-saving food for somebody starving.

Answer 3

That's not the way a market economy works, market economies also encourage invention, Freedom of information and enterprise, all of which can help to combat climate change.

Rationing is not exclusive to communism, as most Brits will be able to tell you. Some Brits didn't accept it even though the country was in a dire situation. Let's hope we never need rationing.

Answer 4

"This means getting rid of most stores except art stores and one major food store that gives the rations."

Why do we keep art stores? Art stores are not necessary.

This is a major problem with people, they are not willing to give up what they like, and obivoulsy oyu are at fault to.


COMMUNIST!

Answer 5

The art stores are the major contributors of waste and resource depletion! They should all be gotten rid of first.

Answer 6

Art stores, what a waste. They are for the Bourgeoisie which must be destroyed anyway.

The party has decided that both art stores and artist are unnecessary and wasteful. Their elimination will help meet the goal of reducing world population by 50%.

Don't worry, Hillery is coming and she will implement.

Pol Pot tried the same thing but we will finish it.

Answer 7

Despite the ridicule you are receiving for posting the question, you may be more ahead of the curve than your typical Y!Aist than either you or they realize. Because the typical Greenie Especially Behind The Ears thinks that a lot of silly inconsequential symbolic voluntary conservation deeds are really going to even make a dent in a problem which has been 250 years in the making.

I expect more and more serious calls for energy / carbon rationing to occur after the next Presidential election puts Hillary back in the White House and Al Gore in the about to be created cabinet level postion of Secretary of Environmental Security or whatever they call it.

Answer 8

You've already given the main reason why such a scheme would never work.

You want the rest of us to sacrifice Everything--to live like sheep, in a completely dehumanizing environment-- while you and your "artist" friends get special privileges.

Its exactly why Communism cannot work. You can't ask the people who do the work to give up everything, while a privileged class lives by its own rules.

The idea is arrogant, at best, and evil at worst.

Answer 9

No. You said get rid of all these stores except art stores,so its ok to close these stores and totaly screw us up but keep your art store open.What a selfish ignorant cow you are.

Answer 10

One of the human characteristics is that we can make choices based on intelligent thought. Hopefully we are well informed about the choices we make and are able to act in a responsible manner to ourselves, each other and the environment.