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Posted by Strabo on March 10, 2009, 12:15 am
Enough Already wrote:
> A number of articles on the economic situation claim that "natural
> population growth" justifies and/or will absorb surplus housing starts
> in the current market. In general, housing starts, i.e. new homes on
> untouched land, are mostly about population growth, with the
> expectation that it will never end.
Obviously that has ended.
>
> But, there is nothing "natural" about annual world population growth
> of 75,000,000, with U.S. population growth at 3,000,000 per year. If
> any other large animal grew its numbers like Man, we'd call it a
> plague and send in the troops.
>
Really? You send in the troops when chimps and monkeys reach the
end of their periodic population expansions and contractions?
>
> Endless growth of any kind (except intelligence) on a FINITE planet is
> UNnatural and should never be encouraged just to create construction
> jobs.
>
No such thing as endless growth.
Aren't you happy with the effect of modern warfare? Over 100
million killed in the last century. War and abortions are
methods of population control.
Be clear. How many more do you want killed and what is your
preferred method?
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> E.A.
>
> http://enough_already.tripod.com/
>
> Can one really be a productive member of a consumptive society?
>
Can one be a consumer in a productive society?
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> population growth" justifies and/or will absorb surplus housing starts
> in the current market. In general, housing starts, i.e. new homes on
> untouched land, are mostly about population growth, with the
> expectation that it will never end.