“In short, people are our greatest resource. ...”
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Only up to a point, regardless of what some may believe there is a finite number at which any further increase in population accomplishes nothing positive. As to what that number is and whether it has already been reached I would not attempt to say but I will say that I would rather live where there are twenty people per square mile than where there are thousands per square mile. Others may have a different preference.
I didn’t say that. I had ten kids because the commandment to Adam and Eve was be fruitful and multiply. Christians forget that.
P.J. O’Rourke wrote a book called Eat the Rich. In it, he examimed different countries to see what made them successful or otherwise. Every chapter focused on a particular country and is an entertaining read. The undeniable conclusion (spoiler alert) was that a country’s success lies in the quality and work ethic of the population. Not raw population numbers, or even vast natural resource wealth. Just the quality not quantity of the people themselves.
Don't try living in any city environment these days. Even largely suburban sprawling cities are tearing down their old neighborhoods of the past 80 years to put in high density apartments and 3 story townhomes (4 or more to a lot that formerly held one home).