That cycle — a bountiful supply of debt feeding a seemingly insatiable demand — sputtered to a halt this summer, leaving Puerto Rico with more debt than it can easily pay.
He calculated that moment to be about 1976, which we now know is the year that our production of food on Earth became bountiful enough to feed everyone.
I shall never forget one sentence in that prayer: "Lord, way down here in Tatnall county, we can't join the N.A.A.C.P., but thanks to your bountiful blessings, we can feed the N.A.A.C.P. lawyers".
People would have been well fed after the bountiful summer and autumn seasons, in most years, and be gathering in the home settlement after the time of work and travel.
The industry taxes, which fed a once-bountiful trust fund -- or Superfund -- were actually discontinued in 1995.
And for those still in the game, the great big bountiful pie that was once enough to feed everyone is now a lot smaller.
With more bountiful harvests, he says, he could feed his family and even buy livestock.
And the result is a hugely bountiful supply of fruit, seed and berries to feed everything from blackbirds to door mice.
Trek along Tompkins Circle to Bountiful Harvest, a hillside garden that grows crops to feed the homeless and is run by a congregation known as the Church That Never Closes.
However, stocking a bountiful snack pantry, setting up a coffee bar, or having free lunch Fridays just might feed your employees' workplace devotion, and end up offering a pretty healthy return on your investment.
