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Originally posted by Dispo
That's quite a silly move, violent revolution is primarily caused by the food index. The more sharply the price of bread rises, the more likely a revolution - this has been true throughout history.
If this is true, it looks like they want a revolution.
www.telegraph.co.uk...
But a violent revolution tends to work out in favour of the people, not the establishment.
Originally posted by Dispo
That's quite a silly move, violent revolution is primarily caused by the food index. The more sharply the price of bread rises, the more likely a revolution - this has been true throughout history.
If this is true, it looks like they want a revolution.
www.telegraph.co.uk...
Originally posted by unityemissions
reply to post by litterbaux
There weren't 7 billion people 200 years ago. Billions have come and gone since then, but the forests have only shrunk.
You can't feed 7 billion with the amount of food that is currently grown by nature.
Originally posted by pavmas
I stated that I worked in logistics a good part of my life and knew that the banks were closing down shipping companies on a massive scale and even calling in shipping loans where the companies were making a profit.
Now anyone with half a brain knows that to shut down a profitable company in times like these you have to be insane and there is now not enough shipping worldwide to supply food in the amounts we have been used to even if there was no food shortages.
Originally posted by koder
Honestly...i wish no ill will on anyone but those deserving, but if its all gonna go to hell...i wish it would just go to hell already....its the dragging it out thats got me annoyed...like listening to 8 kids scream for 20 years....at some point you just want it to just happen
Originally posted by teslatrooper
Originally posted by pavmas
I stated that I worked in logistics a good part of my life and knew that the banks were closing down shipping companies on a massive scale and even calling in shipping loans where the companies were making a profit.
Now anyone with half a brain knows that to shut down a profitable company in times like these you have to be insane and there is now not enough shipping worldwide to supply food in the amounts we have been used to even if there was no food shortages.
Hi guys, long time reader first time poster here. This thread, and in particular the above statement, is what made me finally take the plunge!
I work in shipping so let me tell you the facts.
There is an oversupply of vessels in the world at the moment with many vessels being laid up because there isn't enough demand/trade for them. This oversupply looks set to continue. You still have Kenyan runner beans and Thai prawns in your supermarket, right?
The shipping companies that are being closed down are not profitable.
A bank cannot 'call in a loan' unless there has been a breach in some part of the loan agreement. It's a contract like any other. They may refuse to lend more/extend but they can't change the terms & conditions that they agreed to!
No offense but I stopped reading your post after those initial mis/disinformed paragraphs.
All the best!
Originally posted by unityemissions
reply to post by litterbaux
There weren't 7 billion people 200 years ago. Billions have come and gone since then, but the forests have only shrunk.
You can't feed 7 billion with the amount of food that is currently grown by nature.
Originally posted by teslatrooper
Originally posted by pavmas
I stated that I worked in logistics a good part of my life and knew that the banks were closing down shipping companies on a massive scale and even calling in shipping loans where the companies were making a profit.
Now anyone with half a brain knows that to shut down a profitable company in times like these you have to be insane and there is now not enough shipping worldwide to supply food in the amounts we have been used to even if there was no food shortages.
Hi guys, long time reader first time poster here. This thread, and in particular the above statement, is what made me finally take the plunge!
I work in shipping so let me tell you the facts.
There is an oversupply of vessels in the world at the moment with many vessels being laid up because there isn't enough demand/trade for them. This oversupply looks set to continue. You still have Kenyan runner beans and Thai prawns in your supermarket, right?
The shipping companies that are being closed down are not profitable.
A bank cannot 'call in a loan' unless there has been a breach in some part of the loan agreement. It's a contract like any other. They may refuse to lend more/extend but they can't change the terms & conditions that they agreed to!
No offense but I stopped reading your post after those initial mis/disinformed paragraphs.
All the best!
Originally posted by DarknStormy
Originally posted by unityemissions
reply to post by litterbaux
There weren't 7 billion people 200 years ago. Billions have come and gone since then, but the forests have only shrunk.
You can't feed 7 billion with the amount of food that is currently grown by nature.
Yes, but people can grow their own food, they just expect that its going to be readily available to them at any given moment. What happens when a food crisis does actually occur? They will have nothing. We can provide food for ourselves if we really want to.
Originally posted by DarknStormy
Originally posted by unityemissions
reply to post by litterbaux
There weren't 7 billion people 200 years ago. Billions have come and gone since then, but the forests have only shrunk.
You can't feed 7 billion with the amount of food that is currently grown by nature.
Yes, but people can grow their own food, they just expect that its going to be readily available to them at any given moment. What happens when a food crisis does actually occur? They will have nothing. We can provide food for ourselves if we really want to.