I've come to understand that

the morality and relational well-being of mankind cannot be reconciled through the means of politics.  This does not mean no government
is needed.

"The problems that exist in the world today cannot be solved
    by the level of thinking that created them."

in any case, any chapter of history since the dawn of time ought
to suffice as either proof or evidence.

discuss

>>12&13

I am 6... and 13 did a good enough job of replying... but since I can't control my verbal diarrhea (sp?), I'll just say that if you read the Wikipedia article on Malthusian economic theory (which is well understood and accepted by modern economists) that I linked to, you'll find that humans historically always exploit every resource fully.

That is to say, we cannot control supply in a positive sense, because supply is and always will be at the highest economically-profitable level. We cannot increase supply without losing disproportionate amounts of economic value in other areas. It is possible to _reduce_ supply, but this would exacerbate the problem.