Excessive consumption of goods and services

The population of the USA, as 5% of the world's population, consumes 30 % of the worlds resources. The USA at the present time must borrow over $150 billion a year externally to finance a 15 year long binge of household, social and defence spending. The USA has become the largest debtor in the world from the largest creditor in the last two decades.

1. According to the Vatican, the real problem is not overpopulation, but overconsumption.

2. Societies that consume more goods and services than they produce or can purchase from which they produce are morally and financially in difficulty.

1. Unsustainable consumption patterns
2. Unethical consumption practices

1. Overdependence on household appliances
2. Inability to reduce petroleum consumption
3. Excessive consumption of specific foodstuffs
4. Excessive consumption of resources in industrialized countries
5. Consumption of alcohol

1. Waste of resources
2. Waste of non-renewable resources
3. Psychological conflict
4. Overgrowth of the service industries sector
5. Natural resource depletion due to high-level consumption
6. Long-term shortage of manufactured goods
7. Long-term shortage of commodities
8. Diminishing oil resources

1. Production serving false consumption needs
2. Over-diversification of manufactured goods
3. Misuse of agricultural resources for production of animal feed
4. Increased food consumption
5. False image of scarcity
6. Extravagant life style
7. Construction of inappropriate tourist resort complexes
8. Competitive development of new weapons

1. Surplus
2. Agricultural overproduction

1. Overconsuming
2. Involving consumers in biodiversity conservation
3. Consuming goods and services
4. Consuming

1. Overconsumption
2. Excess
3. Consumption