03-08-2008, 04:24 PM
I bite
It's called the rich would get richer and the poor would get poorer.
Those that could afford the higher costs would stay... those that couldn't would leave.
*cough*
Oh geez... that's already what's happening... however, the islands are just getting populated with more wealthy people while those without are getting pushed to the beaches.
Pretty soon, those on the beaches won't even have a place. [V]
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Today in History
Wasp-like parasites are introduced to Hawai'i in an effort to fight the mango fruit fly discovered in the islands the previous year, 1947.
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Originally posted by jerry
....Now consider as a thought exercise a fairly rapid (over a decade or two) where Hawaii becomes more and more isolated. Air transport cut 90%, shipping cut 90%. You get the idea. As living gets more and more difficult I think the first result would be a mass migration from the islands and a vastly smaller population.
Without massive imports, how much population can Hawaii support?...
It's called the rich would get richer and the poor would get poorer.
Those that could afford the higher costs would stay... those that couldn't would leave.
*cough*
Oh geez... that's already what's happening... however, the islands are just getting populated with more wealthy people while those without are getting pushed to the beaches.
Pretty soon, those on the beaches won't even have a place. [V]
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Today in History
Wasp-like parasites are introduced to Hawai'i in an effort to fight the mango fruit fly discovered in the islands the previous year, 1947.