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The big exception is the United States, which is a center of over-consumption and whose population continues growing because of a relatively high birthrate (average family size about 2.1 children, compared with 1.4 in Italy and Spain and 1.3 in Germany and Japan) and high immigra-tion rate (4 per thousand, with Italy the same, Spain 7, Germany 0, and Japan 0). The nation has recently been in the strange position of debating immigration policy without ever discussing population policy...."

The highest rates of population growth are in 3rd world countries. The more miserable and polluted countries are, the higher the birth rate.

Since the developed countries have the lowest birthrates and are the least polluted, whenever I see bilge like that posted above, I conclude that it was concocted for political purposes. If the authors of those "studies" were truly concerned about pollution and overpopulation, they would look at the fact that countries of the first world are cleaner, have lower birthrates, do more about protecting endangered species, etc., and conclude that we need to bring the third world countries up to our level, not try to push us down to theirs. But of course, their concerns are never what they state they are. They want to force everyone to live like serfs while they set themselves up as kings--in other words, they are trying to force socialism on us by any means necessary.

“....But of course, their concerns are never what they state they are. They want to force everyone to live like serfs while they set themselves up as kings—in other words, they are trying to force socialism on us by any means necessary.”

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