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Food we all eat it every day. Usually everyone uses money to buy that food. Because money is used to buy that food the news reports on how valuable or money is every day. We can see this value and make decisions like, should I invest more save more or get a part time job.

Corp yield is how much grain or food can be produced per a certain area of land. Farmers and food producers use this number to determine how much land they need to buy or lease however, buying and leasing land is not the only facet involved in increasing or decreasing crop yield. Crop yields is influenced by the health of the eco system that the crops are grown in and the ecosystem is all connected.

Instead of the value of the dollar the news should let the watchers know what the health of the eco system is. The stock market is a poor indicator for the health of a society. The United States is one of the richest nations on earth but, the United States has more poverty than any other developed country in the world. In the 1930’s the United States faced the Dust Bowl. The Dust Bowl was an ecological disaster that was brought on by poor farming techniques and bad priorities. It seems that lessons have been learned since the Dust Bowl but only lessons for the agriculture community not the country or the world as a whole. Currently (since 1980), the United States has experienced 372 weather and climate disasters that have caused about 2.6 trillion dollars.

If our species is to survive we must shift our priorities away from financial wellness and financial health and focus on wellness and health. Our planet is sick and so are our bodies. Instead of a stock market ticker we should see a daily report of green house gas emissions, Crop Yield, and Recycling rates.

There are things we can do own our own, however as a group we have to demand action from our leadership. The Paris climate accord was a good start but is far short from where we need to be. Election season is starting soon do not vote for a cnidate that has bad priorities the economy should not be a focus the planet and people should at the end of the day we cannot eat money. We may be the first species that destroys itself because it was economical and we made a profit.