And why would the population need to replace itself? We already have far too many people and all the problems associated with that. . . . crime drugs density traffic pollution loss of habitat
Importing Third Worlders only multiplies the problems
Good question. It seems to be a truism that we should want to see the population growing.
Is it because many places in America where population has declined also tend to have social/economic problems, that people believe the population should always be growing? I don’t know the answer but that’s the sort of talk I’ve heard.
I liked this country and my city waaaay better before we had all this ‘population’. Was a much safer, less hectic place. And everyone knew everyone else.
Y'all haven't thought this through, have you?
Would you like to collect Social Security or Medicare one day? That doesn't happen without younger taxpayers, you know.
Oh, not counting on SS? Then would you like your private investments portfolios and home values to rise? That doesn't happen without at least replacement levels of population to supply the economy with workers (supplying production and tax revenues) and consumers (supplying demand for goods and services) to grow the economy.
Would you like your government to be adequately funded to do its job and not be tempted to euthanize the elderly as an expensive, unproductive burden?
"Real" Americans have contracepted themselves into a demographic collapse that will have dire economic and fiscal consequences. They have refused to produce a succeeding generation of themselves. Americans have chosen a culture of death. Choices have consequences. Now the bill is coming due.
Talk about entitlement! Whining about immigration only shows how clueless you are about how the world works.
“And why would the population need to replace itself? We already have far too many people and all the problems associated with that. . . . crime drugs density traffic pollution loss of habitat”
My thoughts exactly! The only reason is the welfare state creating and feeding ever more irresponsible people.
“And why would the population need to replace itself?”
If it doesn’t, our whole edifice of social welfare programs collapses.