COSTS / EXPENSES -v- REVENUES / BENEFITS
ALL IMPACTS ON ALL CAPITALS
SOCIAL, NATURAL & ECONOMIC CAPITALS
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PEOPLE ... THEIR COST OF LIVING
THERE ARE COSTS MERELY TO STAY ALIVE ... A HIGH QUALITY LIFE HAS MUCH HIGHER COSTS
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FRUIT
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- Food is a basic need ... and enough food and the associated nutrition are essential to health and wellness.
- The price of food is one dimension in the computation of the costs of living.
- There are also environmental costs associated with the production of the food and getting it to the point of consumption.
- There are further economic and environmental costs associated with the responsible handling of food waste.
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VEGETABLES
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- Food is a basic need ... and enough food and the associated nutrition are essential to health and wellness.
- The price of food is one dimension in the computation of the costs of living.
- There are also environmental costs associated with the production of the food and getting it to the point of consumption.
- There are further economic and environmental costs associated with the responsible handling of food waste.
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LUXURY FOOD
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- The prices are higher relative to the nutrition
- In the case of meat, the environmental impacts are many times more serious.
- In the case of chocolate there are many allegations of gegregious social costs in the supply chain
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FAST FOOD
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- The prices are higher relative to the nutrition
- In the case of meat, the environmental impacts are many times more serious.
- In the case of chocolate there are many allegations of gegregious social costs in the supply chain
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PROCESSED FOODS
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- The prices are higher relative to the nutrition
- In the case of meat, the environmental impacts are many times more serious.
- In the case of chocolate there are many allegations of gegregious social costs in the supply chain
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BEVERAGES ... WATER
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- The prices are higher relative to the nutrition
- In the case of meat, the environmental impacts are many times more serious.
- In the case of chocolate there are many allegations of gegregious social costs in the supply chain
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BEVERAGES ... SOFT DRINKS
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- The prices are higher relative to the nutrition
- In the case of meat, the environmental impacts are many times more serious.
- In the case of chocolate there are many allegations of gegregious social costs in the supply chain
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BEVERAGES ... COFFEE
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● Food
● For most
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BEVERAGES ... TEA
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● Food
● For most
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ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
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● Food
● For most
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LUXURY FOODS
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● Food is a foundational need ... first for survival, but then as a focal point of many cultural practices and indulgences.
● For most people, chocolate tastes good, and is enjoyable. As such, it is something of a luxury.
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HOUSING / SHELTER
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● Food is a foundational need ... first for survival, but then as a focal point of many cultural practices and indulgances.
● For most people, chocolate tastes good, and is enjoyable. As such, it is something of a luxury.
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TRANSPORT / MOBILITY
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● Food is a foundational need ... first for survival, but then as a focal point of many cultural practices and indulgances.
● For most people, chocolate tastes good, and is enjoyable. As such, it is something of a luxury.
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- Costs of Living are a net True Cost to Economic Capital
- Costs of Living are strongly correlated with environmental degradation ... reduce Natural Capital.
- Patterns of consumption really matter ... meat has very high True Cost.
- More and more GDP growth may be profitable but it is dangerously unsustainable
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SHELTER / HOUSING
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SHELTER / HOUSING
Everyone needs somewhere to live. Politicians talk about 'affordable housing' but don't seem to understand much about what this means. People with wealth and high incomes are able to afford housing no matter how much it costs, but people with modest means and low incomes are 'priced' out of the market. This has come about because most of the population is learning little more today than they were 40 years ago and the price of housing has increased substantially, whether it is house ownership or simply renting.
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Value Loss ... the Cost of Being Alive
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Food I
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Food II
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Housing
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Clothes / Stuff
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Mobility
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Education
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