Yes, but in our present system is each additional person a net asset or expense to society, speaking financially only of course?
Given our present deficit situation, I think it is highly dubious to claim that we would be saved if only we had more people. It is true only if the additional people would be a net fiscal benefit to society, which is what the author made no attempt to prove.
Sherman Logan to JCBreckenridge
“Yes, but in our present system is each additional person a net asset or expense to society, speaking financially only of course?”
On average? Without a doubt.
“Given our present deficit situation, I think it is highly dubious to claim that we would be saved if only we had more people. It is true only if the additional people would be a net fiscal benefit to society, which is what the author made no attempt to prove.”
If people on average consumed more than they produced, society’s productivity would be zero.