Comment by moritzwarhier

The difference is whether the government or the people are complaining then, right?

Or do you have something else in mind?

To me it's a classic "commons" problem. All our wealth in the end comes from extracting common resources and "making the best" of it.

Whether "the best" is to sustain population levels or to maximize private capital is a political question.

As of now, demanding things like free access to clean water is considered ideological and misguided by many people, maybe even "extreme".