My Thoughts On Jeffrey Sachs

Today's great man is Jeffrey Sachs who is a Director of the Earth Institute and no fool. He is an economist and has spoken at the Reith Lectures which are fascinating. I agree and disagree with his directions in equal measures as he proffers solutions to the problems of humanity based purely around the continuation of capitalism. I personally favour a more radical, humanitarian approach but given my personal contribution to our planet I am in no position to judge I feel? I first really noticed Jeffrey Sachs during the airing of a Reith Lecture called Bursting at the Seams broadcast on Radio 4 in 2007 which left me reeling for about three days. I have always thought that the biggest issue facing humanity right now is overpopulation but have never looked at it from a global perspective as the needs of the individual are foremost in my mind. However much we try to protect the rights and needs of an individual it could potentially transpire to be a wasted effort as the finite resources of planet earth are eroded by the ever consuming human race. We have some stark and unpleasant choices to make over the coming years, decades and generations and while you may not agree with Jeffrey Sachs his opinion is as valid as everyone else. The trick is not to choose the cleverest human being on earth but pool the mental resource mankind has at its disposal and focus them on the areas of strength.