Reply #4: Oil drives economies, water supports life. [View All]

[cnk_clark]

If we run out of oil we will be relegated to the dark ages.

Think about it.

Oil allows us to have cars and trucks to transport people and products. If either of these were to stop, the economy of the US and the world would come to a halt. Unemployment would skyrocket and businesses would close their doors.

After there are no jobs to go to and no money to buy products such as food there we will be down to survival mode. Government will run out of money since that money is dependent on taxes. If no one is making any money there will be no taxes to pay.

Survival mode comes down to 3 basic needs. Water, food and shelter in that order.

Without water we die in a matter of days. Without food we die in a matter of weeks. We can live without shelter in temperate climates but not in the extreme latitudes but some shelter is required eventually.

Water will run out. Even now the southwest US is looking at a severe water shortage that is becoming a real big issue.

Since we are limited on the oil we can drill for in the US we will be ever more dependent on foreign supplies and supply is climbing rapidly as China and India increase demand.

Bottom line is that as the situation gets worse then current wants and desires will fall to the wayside as we get down to lack of basic needs.

No one will care about universal health care, the environment, global warming, abortion, the Iraq war or anything else as food and water will be the only thing that matters.

We will still care about gun control. In this case those who can control a gun will have a big advantage over those who don't.

As the Ogallala aquifer dries up after decades of over use and other smaller aquifers dry up there will be more and more people looking for fresh water. Expect this to happen.

Currently people insist on having their pools full and their back yard water features. Cities have fountains and large water featurs. This will only speed up the use of what fresh water we have left. As the population increases deamnd for freshwater will only get worse.

No one wants to give up on their luxuries so nature will force us to make some radical decisions. Nature always wins.