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Matthew Yglesias Thinks There Should Be ‘One Billion Americans’
Posted on 9/22/20 at 9:00 pm
Posted on 9/22/20 at 9:00 pm
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He wrote a book about why the US needs one billion people and that we’ll never keep the largest economy without more people because China will overtake us. And that we need to promote more childbirths as well as open immigration more.
The world has far, far too many people. The last thing we need is MORE. I was listening to something about this book and all of them were arguing that we need to promote childbirth so that people have more, but if you think we are destroying the planet and pollute too much the last thing we need is more people doing it. It seems like such a horrible idea (same with every country that promotes childbirth not just the US).
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Matthew Yglesias, the author of “One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger,” thinks it would be great if America were that populous. He also admits that there’s no real political constituency for such a policy. Conservatives think the country is already full, he notes, while liberals tend to think the same thing about their own towns and cities.
He wrote a book about why the US needs one billion people and that we’ll never keep the largest economy without more people because China will overtake us. And that we need to promote more childbirths as well as open immigration more.
The world has far, far too many people. The last thing we need is MORE. I was listening to something about this book and all of them were arguing that we need to promote childbirth so that people have more, but if you think we are destroying the planet and pollute too much the last thing we need is more people doing it. It seems like such a horrible idea (same with every country that promotes childbirth not just the US).
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Posted on 9/22/20 at 9:00 pm to DavidTheGnome
He should stick to singing.
Posted on 9/22/20 at 9:01 pm to timdonaghyswhistle
Worked so well for India.
Posted on 9/22/20 at 9:02 pm to DavidTheGnome
Lol frick him
Posted on 9/22/20 at 9:02 pm to DavidTheGnome
The left is bordering on imperialism through open borders
Posted on 9/22/20 at 9:02 pm to DavidTheGnome
Overpopulation will be the cause of the end
Posted on 9/22/20 at 9:02 pm to DavidTheGnome
Over half of the current 350 million are mentally disturbed or fricking retards. Or both.
So no we don’t need 3X that
So no we don’t need 3X that
Posted on 9/22/20 at 9:03 pm to DavidTheGnome
People that say we need more citizens is usually just pretexting for mass migration
Posted on 9/22/20 at 9:07 pm to DavidTheGnome
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He wrote a book about why the US needs one billion people and that we’ll never keep the largest economy without more people because China will overtake us.
Eh. Maybe. But you have to keep in mind many US companies are already either moving back stateside or to other lower income countries. China created a problem for itself by raising its real wages.
Posted on 9/22/20 at 9:09 pm to DavidTheGnome
I remember many years ago ('90s) hearing the president of Bard College say we should have a far bigger population and he would have no problem w/more US cities becoming like Calcutta
Posted on 9/22/20 at 9:10 pm to Jyrdis
I wouldn’t overestimate the number that are moving back to the states. It’s happening but manufacturing is going to be primarily in Asia or Mexico.
Posted on 9/22/20 at 9:11 pm to DavidTheGnome
Posted on 9/22/20 at 9:12 pm to DavidTheGnome
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I wouldn’t overestimate the number that are moving back to the states. It’s happening but manufacturing is going to be primarily in Asia or Mexico.
I’m not. I’m stating that US companies are finding it too costly to remain in China and hence are either moving back to the US to lower transportation costs or move to another LDC to take advantage of lower wages.
Posted on 9/22/20 at 9:13 pm to DavidTheGnome
We would have to re-evaluate our EPA restrictions if we’re going to have that many people flood into our country/cities.
This post was edited on 9/22/20 at 9:15 pm
Posted on 9/22/20 at 9:17 pm to DavidTheGnome
With around 350 million people, we've already got a pretty bad homeless problem.
Posted on 9/23/20 at 3:01 am to DavidTheGnome
I don't think the 50 million or so productive citizens we have can support a billion freeloaders
Posted on 9/23/20 at 5:31 am to DavidTheGnome
Anyone who argues that overpopulation is an issue has never been on a plane. There is a ridiculous amount of open land out there still, even omitting farmland.
Posted on 9/23/20 at 7:04 am to TigerDeBaiter
As if land is the primary factor to consider when discussing overpopulation?
Posted on 9/23/20 at 7:18 am to DavidTheGnome
Baw, your cheese has slid off your cracker.
Stop huff'n WD40
Stop huff'n WD40
Posted on 9/23/20 at 7:19 am to DavidTheGnome
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He wrote a book about why the US needs one billion people and that we’ll never keep the largest economy without more people because China will overtake us
Bull. All we need is God to continue blessing our economy, keep peaceful foreign relations and get rid of sociopathic left wingers trying to self sabotage. We compete well across the board with other countries which is not the product of a massive population, it's the byproduct of a good group of thinking and innovative Americans.
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