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Provisioning decent living standards for 8.5 billion people would require only 30% of current global resource and energy use, leaving a substantial surplus for other social investments. (www.sciencedirect.com)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's never been a question if we could do it. We just straight up won't. (or rich people won't, don't think many of us would care that much)

[–] Mongostein 1 points 1 month ago

You know a great way to create jobs? Build homes using rich people’s tax dollars.