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RobertEarl

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4. China

Reply to FarCenter (Original post)

Sun May 11, 2014, 01:03 PM

May 2014

If the people of China are to ever come close to having the lifestyle we N. Americans do, China will need 3 times as many resources as we use. And we already use 25% of the world's resources.

Looks like the Chinese are near the end of the line at the limited feeding trough. Lets hope they can regulate their consumption and accept a lower standard of living, because this world just isn't big enough for everyone to live as we do, eh?

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