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Delivering the story of an America that no longer exists and one of the most challenging extended periods in American history, John Donald O'Shea will host the in-person program Memories of the Great Depression at the Moline Public Library on May 25, the presenter and familiar area-theatre participant the author of two Memories of the Great Depression books on his subject: A
How to allocate scarce resources is a problem as old as mankind, and indeed older.
The sinking of the Titanic on April 15, 1912 perfectly illustrates the problem. According to the oï¬cial British Board of Trade Report, the passengers and crew aboard totaled 2224. That report shows that 710 were saved, and 1,514 perished. There were 20 lifeboats, rated to hold 1,178 people. Rationing of the lifeboats was therefore necessary. The crew rationed the boats on the principle of women and childrenï¬rst. But other principles could have been chosen: First Class passengers ï¬rst! Those in steerage (poor emigrants) ï¬rst! Doctors and other essential workers ï¬rst!