Years ago I saw a study where environmental scientists looked at
what number of people the whole world could support at a level
where nature would totally be unharmed by humans, a number that
could survive easily and do no damage.
The number they came up with was about 50 million people, so
maybe what we need to fix things is better birth control.. B)
There are reports that populations are already on the decline.
Yes, mostly in the wealthier countries though, as I mentioned in
the previous message to Mike.
Better off people don't seem to have more than 1 or 2 children
at the most these days and it looks like some of the overcrowded
poorer countries are starting to see that it costs so much to
raise kids that they have fewer now to give them a better chance
of survival, finding enough food and getting a job and an
education at some level.
They say that the cost to raise a child in Canada to age 17
ranges from $238,000 for low income families to over $400,000
in better off families so having 4 or 5 kids can really cut
into your retirement funds... B)
But there are still a lot of countries where birth control is
either unavailable or illegal and some religious orders trying
to keep the population growing to add to their supporters.
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* SLMR Rob * The sooner you fall behind, the more time to catch up
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