One of the biggest problems Japan, South Korea and many European countries face right now is declining population. Societies and economies crumble without population growth, because the ratio of elderly to young people gets out of balance.
In Australia, the Czech Republic, Lithuania and Singapore, the government pays a baby bonus to increase fertility rates.
Korea to Become Most Aged Society in OECD in 2050
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2009/07/123_48264.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_Bonus
No, but if we continue the current transformation into the United State of Tyranny, then I might consider moving there for the relative political freedom.
"I like having open spaces..."
I'll have to admit, your rant makes me a bit nervous. I think I'd feel better too with you on the nice quiet, spacious south pole.
Tokyo is not the entire planet. Over-population is a myth. In fact, the population is declining and that will cause real problems in the future.
Since God is in control of all things, the fate of the planet is not in our hands anyway. Yes, we are to be good stewards of what He has given us, but the future belongs to Him, not us.
Clean water is the least of the problems this world has. The oceans are full of it and if the leaders of countries bordering the ocean would simply build nuke desalinization plants, no one would ever have to worry about water. Nor is food a problem. When I was a teen in he 1950s, we were told the world would run out of food about 1980. We didn't. We simply grew more. One reason food prices are so high, including fish, is government regulation. Production is down due to government regulation, now and pending. CA is going to shut off water to farmers this summer so that a smelt can live, yep a smelt, humans can die but smelt should live.
Our problem isn't excess population in this country and the world, it is excess government.
That is the only problem I have with excess population, it makes it more difficult to keep government in check.
Clean water is the least of the problems this world has. The oceans are full of it and if the leaders of countries bordering the ocean would simply build nuke desalinization plants, no one would ever have to worry about water. Nor is food a problem. When I was a teen in he 1950s, we were told the world would run out of food about 1980. We didn't. We simply grew more. One reason food prices are so high, including fish, is government regulation. Production is down due to government regulation, now and pending. CA is going to shut off water to farmers this summer so that a smelt can live, yep a smelt, humans can die but smelt should live.
Our problem isn't excess population in this country and the world, it is excess government.
That is the only problem I have with excess population, it makes it more difficult to keep government in check.
Instead, it's unlimited free rides for males, and sterilization for the females, aborting their pregnancies by force, seizing their newborns, etc.
Have, loved it, would move back in a flash.
Your posts are your opinions, which you are welcome to.
Nope. I just buy and read books offering all points of view. And the ‘consensus’ among liberals is we are all gonna die soon if we don’t do something about the population problem. They have been repeating that same mantra since the ‘60’s.
Please don’t blow smoke in my face.
China and Japan have plenty of open space just not in the cities - poor urban planning does not mean that the earth cannot support more people. USA, Canada have so much open space and the tech boom in foods means that there is no problem feeding everyone on the planet many times over - don’t believe the lies!
Mel