Sentences with phrase «unsustainable system»

The phrase "unsustainable system" refers to a system or situation that cannot continue for a long time because it uses up resources too quickly or causes harm to the environment or society. Full definition
This is a grossely unsustainable system whichever way you want to cut it.
However, setting out to design to wants will result in an imbalanced, unsustainable system as they are not self - limiting to natural limits.
Creating unsatisfied wants fuels an unsustainable system.
Pro-public employee because an unsustainable system tragically puts their retirement benefits at risk.»
All this did, we argued, was prop up an unsustainable system whose revenues grew by one - third since 1995, thanks to the dot - com bubble and then the housing bubble.
All this did, we argued, was prop up an unsustainable system whose revenues have grown by one - third since 1995.
My take would be that an UNsustainable system is one in which the best choices for ourselves and for future generations are not only difficult, but murky.
Anything above this, and about one third of the world's people are already above it, and you quickly move into an unsustainable system.
But of course, it would be irresponsible of government to sign a blank cheque in relation to legal aid; it would not be in the public interest to attempt to perpetuate an unsustainable system.
Yeah, I think it provides positive feedback (correction) when an unsustainable system suffers the consequences of its actions.
These psychological factors and moral factors go deep into something that transcends the real estate industry — why people keep an unsustainable system (i.e., underwater home, unproductive job, etc).
And by contrast, when an unsustainable system is allowed to shift its reactions onto third parties, then we see apologetics like «too big to fail».
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