it really is unfortuante that we are living in these really tough times. However, we did this to ourselves. The world, especially Alpha countries (US, China, Russia, etc.) just keeps producing, growing, building, etc. I know this is vital to our existence but where is the balance. There is no balance in the world. All we do is take, take, take, with minimal givinig back.
We take so much fish that our fisheries are hurting. We produce so much that we pollute the air we breath. We build so much that we kill the natural beauty and use all the natural resources. We need so much money that we loan ourselves into poverty.
There needs to be more balance in the world. If you are going to cut down a forest here...you must replant another forrest over there. Blue fin tuna shouldn't be accessible all year around, there shouldnt be any blue fin tuna fishing during spawning seasons to ensure their existence. This goes for all resources.
I know this is off topic, but I dont feel bad for all these companies going bankrupt or that our economy is shitty. My wife was a flight attendant for Aloha Airlines until they went bankrupt and laid off all their employees. My family is right in the thick of it all.
A natural economical "culling" is going on right now. We are all forced to cut excess out of our lives now because we allow so much access to be apart of our lives. And to me it is a good thing...like Darwin's survival of the fittest. If you cant survive these times, then you wont last too long.
After all is said, my heart and prayers go out to families struggling because we are dropping the ball on our lovely, beautiful planet. All our planet did, was to provide us with the resources and the tools. All we are doing is raping her and pillaging her.