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.
Thanks, I totaly agree, in fact I think O’Rourke simply confirmed what most people who grew up as I did had decided long ago. I said it a little less forcefully but if you have grown up as I did on a small farm you know that once you reach a certain number adding more people to that little farm is counter productive. You can only do so much with it unless you move to very unnatural methods. I don’t want to live where people are stacked fifty stories high and grow food in window boxes and under grow lights. I have eight acres here and on the North side is a large creek and on the other side of the creek a very large forest, all belonging to one well to do family. On the South side there is a development with single family homes on lots from 3/4 acre to two acres. I feel a little crowded here.