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To: tejek who wrote (146416)	4/25/2002 9:37:34 PM
From: Yousef	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572208

Ted, Re: "Gluttony means to overindulge; to feed an insatiable appetite." I don't think we (USA) have an "insatiable" appetite for natural resources. Isn't the use of natural resources in the USA tied directly to economic output. If the USA appetite is "insatiable", why wouldn't we use ALL available resources ??!! Do you believe the USA should use the same resources (per capita) as the rest of the world ?? How would this affect our standard of living ?? How would this affect the standard of living for the rest of the world. TIA for your answers. Make It So, Yousef

To: tejek who wrote (146416)	4/26/2002 10:00:02 AM
From: TimF	Respond to of 1572208

Gluttony means to overindulge; to feed an insatiable appetite. And that's the way I meant it when I used the word, Shaq O'Neal notwithstanding. The US appetite for oil is large but not insatiable. Its also not much of an overindulgence. True we do only produce 20% of the GDP on 25% of the oil use, but if that is overuse its like the person who is 10 or 15 lbs overweight and won't go on a diet. Its not like a 300lb tub of lard who eats everything in sight and is still gaining weight. In fact our oil use per real dollar of GDP has declined dramatically over the past few decades. Tim