Hunger

[GreenFish66]

That sounds like a good way to get shot. Maybe the hungry should be helped to grow food, which is what our soldiers would do if they weren't always getting blown up by some dork with dynamite and a death wish.

Segway inventor takes aim at thirst with Slingshot - CNN.com

Top 10 Innovations of 2008 - Breakthrough Awards - Best Future Inventions - Popular Mechanics

Water water everywhere .... drop by drop ,we clean ,we drink .. :icon_smile:

With water comes food..

Green/clean tech will ensure a sustainable /prosperous future ;-)

 

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Green/clean tech will ensure a sustainable /prosperous future ;-)

By depoliticising humanity's problems, technologies can only make things worst.

 

[lone wolf]

So go hungry then. Have you a solution if none proposed here have been good enough for you?...

 

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So go hungry then. Have you a solution if none proposed here have been good enough for you?...

The hungry has the (natural) right to steal their food (and kill if threatened).

 

[lone wolf]

The hungry has the (natural) right to steal their food (and kill if threatened).

That worked fine.....

...then we evolved.

 

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That worked fine.....

...then we evolved.

...then we regress rather.

 

[lone wolf]

...then we regress rather.

...some folk, anyhow ;-)

 

[TenPenny]

The hungry has the (natural) right to steal their food (and kill if threatened).

And those who already have food have the right to kill to protect it.

 

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...some folk, anyhow ;-)

Those will have to pay.

 

[lone wolf]

Those will have to pay.

How much did it cost?

 

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How much did it cost?

Their opportunity cost.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opportunity_cost

 

[lone wolf]

Their opportunity cost.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opportunity_cost

Mm-kay..... I'm not at all sure what you're getting at but the floor is yours....

 

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Mm-kay..... I'm not at all sure what you're getting at but the floor is yours....

Speaking of (price) floor, if a hungry person has to reveal to a possible employer that his opportunity cost is close to zero, what salary do you think this employer will offer him?

Price floor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[TenPenny]

Some employers would respond with minimum wage, but most would offer the standard going rate for their firm.

 

[lone wolf]

Speaking of (price) floor, if a hungry person has to reveal to a possible employer that his opportunity cost is close to zero, what salary do you think this employer will offer him?

Price floor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sorry. It seems your elevator car may have gone way beyond this level.....

 

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Some employers would respond with minimum wage, but most would offer the standard going rate for their firm.

The going rate of a firm is a function of unions of hungry persons having obtained minimum wage legislations.

 

[lone wolf]

The going rate of a firm is a function of unions of hungry persons having obtained minimum wage legislations.

...or of a union of greedy ones who have set wages beyond reasonable so that firm has to cut costs ... or leave - creating more hungry people.

 

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...or of a union of greedy ones who have set wages beyond reasonable so that firm has to cut costs ... or leave - creating more hungry people.

A threat has to be credible.

 

[GreenFish66]

Without a job it is hard to sustain Food and Shelter ....

Or ,

For the more "high Tech" poor ...Without shelter and a communication device ...There is no job .

Just makes sense to create jobs that find the homeless Shelter, and gives them phones..... to me...(with some (fair,transparent)strings attached)


There are solutions to hunger/homelessness/poverty - just little genuine interest..Unfortunatley ...

 

[Mowich]

The average Canadian is too apathetic to really understand let alone help the hunger problem here or abroad.

During one federal campaign recently I witness Jack Layton, for a photo-op, toss a toonie to a beggar. A toonie? If you wish to impress me with that kind of photo-op then how about opening up you wallet and giving that beggar every cent you have on you? How bout giving the guy coat? Show me that you genuinely care for the that beggar than any amount of money.

That's what it's going to take to solve the hunger and homelessness problem. Sacrifice. To improve the unfortunate's standard of living, ours must go down. We should be thankful that we are fortunate, and that we have the ability to make a sacrifice that truly helps someone.

The next time you come across a beggar, don't just give them a quarter. Give someone a break and toss them a 5, 10 or 20. It's nothing for you, everything to them.

The next time I see a beggar, Alley, I would rather take him/her out for a good meal as too many times I have seen them take the money and head off to the nearest pub or dealer. Not all beggars fall into that category but enough of them do to make me stop and realize that just doling out bucks doesn't really solve anything. IMHO.