Existing scarcity

So what unnecessary scarcity exists today?

All the usual suspects, and a lot applies as much to Western countries as it does to the developing world.

• Clean energy
• Clean water
• Nutritious food
• Medicine and medical facilities
• Decent housing in slum areas
• High quality, interesting education
• Safe transportation
• The facilities for people to do more things for themselves - we are too reliant on machines and products from big business
• Resources to get things done that need to be done - at a community level (sounds a bit woolly but covers uncountable worthy projects that simply don't get done through lack of funds or beaurocracy)
• Time - people's time. Time to follow things important to the individual. Time for other people.

See also

• Post-scarcity
• Fundamental resources