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Originally Posted by Glenzig
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""These are complicated economic matters. Chalking world hunger up to "greed" shows an undeveloped understanding of economic consequence.""
That sentence right there is a prime example of what I'm talking about. Its ok to dump edible foodstuffs because it is more economically viable?? There may be a price depression if the commodity is released freely?? We're talking about starving human beings here. Who cares about a few more bucks? There are people that could desperately use that food.
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And then the crops are no longer grown due to a market crash. The farmers are no longer growing and that good is no longer available. Now those who were buying it or receiving it for free/at a discount already cannot have it. The destruction of goods is sometimes the cost of the hyper-efficient distribution provided by capitalism. Do you prefer the Soviet model? The example is oversimplified, but the principle is the same.
I admire your desire to help people. Your heart is in the right place, but the aggregate situation must be considered. Short term help at the expense of the future is generally not a sound decision.
Do you have a savings account? Why do you keep that money when you could feed a starving person in Africa? Is it the evil "greed" that motivates you to save?