So we spend good money to be dependent on them, because we are told they are "food."
Study: Foods like ice cream, chips and candy are just as addictive as cigarettes or heroin.
In terms of surplus and waste, the manufacturing and consumption of unhealthy food is waste, as it is either unnecessary or harmful to our quality of life. Were it to be eliminated, all the resources consumed by making and marketing unhealthy food would become surplus.
British Medical Journal
https://www.bmj.com/content/383/bmj-2023-075354
Better a poor and wise youth Than an old and foolish king who will be admonished no more. Ecclesiastes 4:13
Question:
Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? Luke14:31
Answer:
A king who watches too much FOX TV, reads too many Marvel comics, pays attention to the New York Times, and watches too many Hollywood political thrillers.
The narrow strait is the most important chokepoint for the world's oil supply. Some 21 million barrels — or $1.2 billion worth of oil — pass through the strait every day.
Will a closed Strait hurt Iran? In terms of international oil sales, yes, but in terms of daily life, no. Iran pumps 3.5 million barrels of crude oil per day. The situation at this hour: