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[[And let me remind you that the increase from 200 million to 300 million was POST BABY BOOM. That’s the most horrifying statistic of all.]]

And let me remind you that the baby boomers are selfish lovers of self who abort 40 million babies each year, and who are two worker couples who for hte most part have not bred like those families post baby boom did because they don’t want to be weighted down by the responsibilities of raising children

[[It’s not how many people can you shoe horn into any area and sustain life.]]

Therte’s no need to ‘shoehorn’ anyone anywhere- you’re assuming we’re goign to have to shoehorn’ everyone in any spots we expand to, and htis simpyl isn’t the case- the majority of people are country people who own vast tracts of land, and hwos closest neighbors live miles away- You say you’ve travelled? Then you’ll no doubt know that there are vast vast tracts of untouched lands, and rural areas that make up hte majority of most states

[[I have a living memory of what America was like with 1/3 (yes that’s only 40 years) less population and believe me it was a MUCH better country.]]

Ah- now we’re gettign to hte bottom of your objection to population growth- selfishness.

[[We are not improving the quality of life for the next generation by allowing the population to swell out of control.]]

It’s ‘swelling out of control’? Really? Hmmmm- not from my vantage point.

[[In fact the quality of life in the US has DECLINED for the middle class over the past 40 years.]]

Yeah- running water, electricity, the internet for convenience and enjoyment, fuel oil instead of cutting hte forrests each year for firewood, etc etc etc- Yep- the quality of life is just icky now

[[I get a real kick out of the posts where people look around and see a beautiful meadow or valley and imagine that they could improve it by adding a strip mall]]

I get a kick out of people wgho look at those same meadows and declare them off limits to others who may need a place to live- Great progress guys (or gals). Really Great.

[[I’m amazed the people who don’t care about the open spaces, wildlife, and the personal freedom that come with reasonable density population.]]

Some peopel actually value people more than they do scenic views- gosh- aint we the terrible ones?

[[You will wake up one day and discover your have killed the golden goose.]]

Better than killing babies because we’re more concerned about how a meadow looks than we are about future generations!