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"While rising food prices were not the �primary cause� for political unrest in Africa and the Middle East, they were �an aggravating factor,� Zoellick "
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Loyola
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historically man had spent half his time and income on food and only 10% or so on shelter...
Posted by
zeitgeist
Feb 15 '11, 11:59
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here in american that has been reversed since ww2 mostly because of cheap energy, especially gas which has allowed farming to be a mass industrial process of a few instead of hard labor for hundreds.
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