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1. The production of food, meat and forest products in this state are economic activities which result in large-scale soil loss. They do however employ something like a half-million people, and are a significant part of our economy. Noting that the amount of soil loss is driven by the economics of a global market beyond our control, it is argued that we need to accept this in the interests of preserving the half-million jobs which these activities support. The argument is that we as a society can make decisions about how these resources get used, providing that we are guided by a popular agreement on what is best for our collective interests. Considering the subject matter, critique the ethics of this argument.
1. The production of food, meat and forest products in this state are economic activities which result in large-scale soil loss. They do however employ something like a half-million people, and are a significant part of our economy. Noting that the amount of soil loss is driven by the economics of a global market beyond our control, it is argued that we need to accept this in the interests of preserving the half-million jobs which these activities support. The argument is that we as a society can make decisions about how these resources get used, providing that we are guided by a popular agreement on what is best for our collective interests. Considering the subject matter, critique the ethics of this argument.
Collen VonLv2
13 Sep 2018
