[Clemenza]

Good points, but keep in mind that whole regions of this country are becoming DEPOPULATED. Upstate New York, Central Pennsylvania, much of Michigan, West Virginia, etc. Detroit may revert to a state of nature, preferably as a national park, within my lifetime.

The problem is, everyone wants to live/work in certain regions of the country. All of the sprawl is concentrated in a few key areas that have registered continual economic growth.

BTW: People should have as many children as they can afford. I was heartened on recent trips to Utah and South Carolina to see several families with five kids, sometimes more. This contrasts with New York and Calipornia where the only folks with more than two kids are immigrants from the Middle East or Latin America.

[B Knotts]

This contrasts with New York and Calipornia where the only folks with more than two kids are immigrants from the Middle East or Latin America.

Yep. The blue-staters think they're smarter than everyone else for having less/no kids. But, long-term, they're not really that smart, are they? Even biologically speaking, that is.

[B Knotts]

BTW, by "blue-staters," I'm talking about a mindset, not everyone who happens to live in a blue state (heck, I live in a blue state!).

[SC33]

I'm not disagreeing with you. I just take offense with this notion that it is ok for developers to come into a small community and do whatever the hell they want, because it is the "American way."