THE PUBLIC MIND: LOOK AT FACTS: WORLD'S PEOPLE NOT STARVING DUE TO LACK OF FOOD

Dear Editor:

The editorial in last week's edition by Edwin Feulner points up the fact that many people accept figures thrown at them as fact without further research. Could it be that part of the failure lies with people not doing enough reading today and depending on the "sound bites" given to them by the TV media? This myth on overpopulation is being expounded today by the liberal agenda. It comes under "management by crisis" which we are continually being subjected to today.

If you run the figures on population, you will find the following startling facts. As of 1990 world almanac, there are 5.333 billion people on earth. If you would stand all of them up loosely together, how much space do you think you would require? All of the U.S.A.? The Western Hemisphere? No!!! Just the city of Jacksonville, Fla. Aw, come on now! True! Figuring 2 square feet for every man, woman, and child, a very generous amount, Jacksonville, Fla. is 841 square miles, which would have enough room for 5.861 billion people.

How about dividing up the world population into families of four, giving each family a standard 3 bedroom home, on an average plot of ground about 50 by 100 feet, how much space would you need? To save time, they would all fit nicely into the state of Texas, with enough left over for another 127 million households. (Texas is 262,015 square miles.)

How about doing the same thing, except giving each family one acre of ground instead of one standard lot? This time, it would all fit in Australia, with enough left over for another 569,000 households. (Australia has 2.966 million square miles.)

Basically, people are starving because of wars, politics, droughts, greed, and lack of transportation, and not because there is not enough food.

Sincerely,

Ralph Flori Sr.

1505 E. Riverside