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We have managed our resource shortages by reducing our staffing levels and underfunding critical investments.
In addition to the usual list of catastrophes (power outages, plane crashes, etc.), it foresees 10 million to 300 million deaths from food shortages and accidental nuclear missile launches.
Unfortunately, the civil legal needs of all low-income Americans are not being adequately met due to severe funding shortages at the federal and state level.
In particular, to prevent the reoccurrence of energy shortages and price volatility, a diverse mix of fuel sources should be maintained.
It's truly amazing that Jack Shafer's recent article, "The Great Fleece Panic of '96," takes the New York Times to task for reporting Christmas-catalog and retail shortages, then ends with--can it be?