That means there will be a great culling beginning in 2012, it will probably happen in Middle east. I think 400 million arabs are willing to see 99% of their population destroyed to see Israel wiped off the map. SO its 400+Israel's 7 million=407 million, more food for everyone while the two crazy semitic tribes wipe themselves out.
However, 400,000,000 x 72 Virgins = 28 Billion Virgins. Somebody's gonna figure out that it doesn't wash. Then what?
who wants to crunch the numbers on how much waste that equates to? can we get a breakdown by country, and per capita?
An average family consists of 4 members. $2 per person = $8 per family per day. So it is $240 per month. A family can live a good life in poor countries with $240 per month. I think food is highly subsidies in some countries for poor people. In India subsidised wheat for poor people costs 5 cents per kg (not sure). People who live on $2 per day live in huts/shanties so they do not have monthly bills. Poor people in rural areas many times hunt for free food. Somebody said to me that labourers have good food than middle class people.
World GDP is $70 Trillion per year and world food business is $5 trillion per year. Not possible. Majority of world transportation and fuel involves food distribution every day. Either world food is expensive or world people eat more food. 1 lobster costs some $1000 in a expensive hotel (not sure). Tuna fish are expensive and so on....
US is responsible for global imbalances of all sorts- be it food or anything else. Having said that, I celebrate American capitalism and wonder how US created a massive $ 14 trillion economy with just 300 million brilliant Americans. Way to go...world is jealous of US success and US has every right to celebrate its economic success.
Sincere thanks moderators for moving this thread back to enonomics. Food is the most important business in this world.