True, but they also seem to fall naturally when a modern country achieves a high standard of living. Take away immigration and we have been at zero population growth for 30 years. This isn’t bad for the people necessarily, but multi-nationals, and agenda-driven politicians hate it.
“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.