That was an example. They haven’t said how high they want it. They hate poor people- that is who tends to be fat nowadays and they know it.
I think you're "righter" than you know. I've been hearing a lot of chatter from folks, especially Europeans about how there are just too many people on earth now. It's not enough to reduce reproduction rates, we need less people now. I honestly think that someone somewhere wants to reduce the number of people--through disease, war and chaos, etc.--because it will be much easier to take control with less people. I'm uneasy about the mutterings and the decidedly evil nature of men's hearts that is working its way to the surface...
Plus, they may hate poor people, but it is educated people they will come after if these people really do grab the power they seem to want.