Posted on 01/05/2014 9:21:29 AM PST by artichokegrower
“Conservatives should support managing growth to prevent more than 800 people living per square mile. “
No conservative I know would advocate the idea of having the government (because when you say managing growth that’s what you really mean) tell them where to live. You are promoting Agenda 21 view points so please don’t lecture me with commie ideas and basic baffle gab
“A sudden transformation from American values to communist values reliably occurs above 800 people per square mile. “
This alone doesn’t explain it. The population density of the most populous cities in the US was higher in the past than it is now.
There's a problem with that argument. That would be that the reason these cities in some areas have become unliveable cesspools is that people do not behave very well when they are idle, and the result is unliveable chaos. The problem is not caring for people, but keeping them from idle dysfunction so they don't self-destruct.
That's where the too many people argument happens. We're past the era of manufacturing, there's an over supply of labor, so what do you do with the masses? Look at the world....in places where there is overpopulation, the tendency is to wars, disease, crime and social breakdown.
That can't be addressed by just feeding, clothing, and housing people with nothing to work for and no reason to work.
The Chinese are the ones turning their country into a toxic waste dump. Let us know when you’re done straightening them out.
The only reason there is a surplus of labor is because of poor economic policies stunt economic growth. Even unskilled workers can be employed in industry when we have economic growth and unencumbered labor markets.
The best form of welfare is a job. If everyone on welfare was required to report to duty to sweep the streets and spruce up the neighborhood. A vast amount of these people would become employed in the private sector toot sweet. That is if the government allows a private sector. Right now they are intent on regulating it to death.
I've often said of Cleveland's challenged neighborhoods that the solution to the probems starts with opening those abandoned factories and making everyone who reports for a handout also have to report for work.
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