Irrelevant until we actually have an immigration policy that doesn't reward criminals. The more educated a person is, the less kids they have. I'm more for educating the r****ds in this nation.
A third of the workforce from the baby boom generation is set to retire or already retired. If anything we need a little more pop growth to help fund the entitlement benefits that generation will receive. Also, trends in countries like Japan and Italy show that industrialized nations usually shrink in population when only births are taken into account. Industrialization plus women's rights is the perfect form of population control... Also, Mexico had it's own problem with population growth, but instead of taking China's approach, they launched an education campaign that produced positive results. A draconian policy such as enforcing birth control isn't necessary to get the desired effect.
Well Ill copy / paste my other reply. We have had a 50 percent population increase in the last 39 years. It will do the same in another 40. We should employ a widespread campaigns against having children that can not be afforded, and multiple children discouraged. No more tax breaks. In fact there should be more taxes since they use more resources. Childless people should get the tax breaks. It should be discouraged as much as possible. If we can do it for smoking then we can do it for reproduction. The US does need population policies.
our growth is one significant reason we're not facing the problems european governments are. theres no need for it. we still have lots of land.
well given people live longer, unless you want people to work until they are 80, how do you propose we keep up social security and such without more workers in their prime earning years?
Population growth is a good thing guys. Economies don't grow very well if there aren't people to support them. It's what separates us from the chronically stagnant economies of Europe and Japan. (although their economies suck for other reasons as well, but growth is definitely an issue there)
If living conditions were better worldwide, then I think cultures that spawn children wouldn't be as dominant. If we're able to last 150 years with the rest of the world industrialized, then our population growth would stabilize and eventually decrease. It's that transition process that can be pretty frightening.
You can embrace both. Environmental Protection in many ways can boost the economy and vice versa. Example - Ending oil dependence by promoting alternative fuels would help the environment and the economy. Or instituting carbon trading schemes would be a great way to reduce carbon emissions and promote economic benefits. We can protect the environment without resorting to huge changes like cutting population growth.
I don't think it has very much to do with culture. Historically economic development has correlated with a declining rate of population growth. Either way, global population growth should stabilize within the next few hundred years according to UN population studies. More and more regions are facing declining growth. Eastern Europe is declining tremendously. Russia has hit the negative growth cycle. Latin America is starting to see declining rates as well. It's certainly not a Malthusian nightmare today. Although on a sadder note, much of those projections have to do with the fact that HIV is obliterating Africa. Africa has one of the highest growth rates in the world but HIV has basically countered much of that growth.
we're overcrowded because we have 10 million ppl who dont belong here. Lets kick them out first then talk about this.
