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Furthermore it should be observed that developed nations continuously increase the rhythm of transforming resources into economic goods and this greater transformation into consumer goods is often unnecessary in order for people to live a normal life. But the dominant concept of economics, pushing the limits of "need", lead men towards greater consumption: this, according to the prevailing doctrine, produces economic wealth (52:4) If we assume this reality as the main principle of international economic development, we shouldn't be surprised that this reality is falling apart at such a rapid pace. Therefore, if we are committed to transforming our planet, we have to begin now, to limit our needs and to replace the concept of nationalist property and exploitation of resources with the concept of international public custody, trying, on an individual level, to reduce as much as possible the indiscriminate use and abuse of "false goods", which, after having given ephemeral and temporary happiness, are promptly eliminated, immediately becoming part of the polluting materials in our dumps. (52:5) Thus, each state of the world Confederation will have the same rights of equal distribution, both in giving and receiving.
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