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We can support maybe half our current population with our available agricultural land. Having to rely on food imports has only been a problem during world wars
by dave4420 2y ago
We can support maybe half our current population with our available agricultural land.
Having to rely on food imports has only been a problem during world wars.
- b800h 2y agoPopulations are rising across the globe and our relative wealth is decreasing to the point where importing food will become as unaffordable as it currently is environmentally deleterious.
- dave4420 2y agoBritain is going down the toilet, but it is not going down the toilet that badly.
- toomuchtodo 2y agoAsk young folks about that. https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/jun/30/the-baby-bust-how-britains-falling-birthrate-is-creating-alarm-in-the-economy https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/jun/30/the...
- dave4420 2y agoIt’s quite affordable. The country could pay for it. It keeps choosing not to.
- toomuchtodo 2y agoIndeed, that’s the point. It is a conscious decision.