Comment Re:What if we had a big ass war... (Score 1) 467
A big plague would be better. War tends to kill young men disproportionately. Also all that wasted money on war tools (fuel, ammo, weapons).
A global plague could thin out the herd by 1/3, taking the old (less Soc Sec $!) the young (less tax $ for schools!) and the sick. However this only really buys us time. Also, World Trade / Economy would at least take on a death like stagger, if not go into a coma.
Not to mention triggering a few revolutions around the world.
Certainly would shake things up a bit.