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America doesn't believe in a tomorrow beyond the next quarter.
by smcg 3y ago
America doesn't believe in a tomorrow beyond the next quarter.
- ToucanLoucan 3y agoI was going to say, this makes groundwater unique from what resource exactly? We're strip mining everything we can get our grubby little hands on.
- skywal_l 3y agoThe difference I see is that you can live more than 3 days without iron ore. Water is *particularily* precious.
- ToucanLoucan 3y agoI mean, with this logic, you can go about 4 minutes without air to breathe but we're still demolishing our atmosphere like it owes us money.
- sn9 3y agoWe're not at any risk of actually depleting breathable air and suffocating to death.
- gruez 3y agoYou should tell that to all the people/institutions buying 3+ month treasuries. Clearly they didn't get the memo.
- cscurmudgeon 3y agoYep, we all know 5 year planning is the best for environment and human harmony. On a serious note, we should stop exporting to feed camels in the Middle East and heavily tax water usage for food exports outside the US that go to rich countries (like China or those in Europe). https://www.fas.usda.gov/data/record-us-fy-2022-agricultural-exports-china#:~:text=Executive%20Summary,for%20the%20second%20consecutive%20year https://www.fas.usda.gov/data/record-us-fy-2022-agricultural.... https://www.fas.usda.gov/2021-country-overview https://www.fas.usda.gov/2021-country-overview