http://surveysez.com/joomla/index.php/us-population-growth.html
From Joseph Chamie, Research Director of Center for Migration Studies, as of 2006:
•The country’s population in 1776 was 2.5 million (2,527,450).
•The total number of births since 1776: 483.5 million (483,465,018)
•The total number of immigrants since 1776: 72.1 million (72,105,369).
•The total number of Americans deceased since 1776: 258.1 million (258,097,000).
•The total number of Americans who have ever lived: 558.1 million (558,097,837).
•About 54% of Americans who have ever lived were living in 2006 (2006 U.S. population of 300,000 divided by the number of Americans who have ever lived: 300,000/558,097,837 = 53.7%)
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300 million people - still governed by 535 members of Congress/Senate. That is why the existence of 50 States is so appropriate. The Federal Government should be responsible for those powers enumerated in the Constitution - no more - no less.
Eliminate all the Agencies that are the cause of our fiscal crises; Education, Energy, Environment, Wildlife, Homeland Security, Land (grab) Management, Drug and Health, et.al.
Only National Defense, Immigration, State Dept. and Interstate Highways should be under the Federal purview.
State Governors could mediate anything else at annual conventions.
The federal government is a monster. I don’t care if they shut down the whole damn thing and turn the lights off. Just leave the Pentagon functioning.