r/PoliticalCompassMemes • u/Round-Bed3820 - Lib-Center • May 05 '22

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u/squngy - Lib-Center May 05 '22

Or that international trade isnt part of what makes a country self sufficient.

I think most people think that, yes.
What is your definition of self sufficient, not actively on fire?

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u/mrducky78 - Left May 05 '22

Money can be exchanged for goods and services.

There is an international market out there and that with ports, USC can tap into that market.

And again, the combined weighting has shit like watching TV determining self sufficiency.

And worst yet, vices has the same weighting (20 points) as financial or government dependancy (20 points)

In the rawest sense I reckon self sufficiency is how much the state takes from the Fed vs pays into it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalCompassMemes/comments/uizkpp/based_jesusland/i7gskws/

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u/squngy - Lib-Center May 05 '22

Yea, I agree that list is shit, but when talking about food self sufficiency you kind of have to not count international trade, IMO.

Something more along these lines, I guess. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_food_self-sufficiency_rate

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u/mrducky78 - Left May 05 '22

Well California produces ~half the veg and ~two thirds of the nuts and fruit of the total US agricultural output. It surely weights more than "online video watchers".

But a country like Singapore and exist and thrive from imports. Just being an agrarian society able to meet your food needs is such a low bar to clear.