Population taxation on resources is producing a strain on the world population that can not be ignored. Today, our world is under a tremendous strain to produce resources for our use and consumption. This is only going to get worse as more third world countries become more advanced, which in turn, will become more dependant on the worlds resources. We are beginning to really feel the strain with China. China and its vast population is becoming more dependant on commercialization. More people are able to afford vehicles. This has created a larger demand on oil. The news reports the negative issues with the demand of oil for the world consumption. This is not a "ripple", but rather a Tsunami. Even though China has a law regarding how many children a couple may have, this is not a solution that is working out. We as Americans, are just as dependant on oil as China. What was one of our solutions to the oil crisis in the 1970's? Lowering the speed limit. Did this help? I don't know. What i do know, is that we are in a crisis today. Is this because of oil speculators raising the cost of oil, or is because o population that has become a commuting 30miles one way to work in a gas guzzler society? I can't answer that. I know that in the public safety sector of society, everyone pays the price when it comes to fuel costs. Prescott, as an example with it's large senior citizen population, has created a fuel burden on local departments. Even though around 80% of EMS calls to 911 turn out to be non-emergent in nature (sometimes it is just an abuse of what 911 was designed for), we still burn lots of fuel to respond and transport in case that 911 call is truly an emergency. How does this affect everyone? Very simple, taxes have to go up to cover the cost of "responding". This will only continue, since our population is growing. This could be the same for other countries. For a society to change and help shave the use of oil (as an example), we have to promote alternate means of transportation. Prescott is still fighting over on putting more bike lanes in. This is only an example. The same can be said for food demand. Simple supply and demand will suggest that with a growing population comes a higher demand for the potentially limited food supply. This will only raise prices. These are very large issues that can't be ignored. It is sad that the world is just now trying to figure out what to do, but are we to late?
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