Ah ok then, so 84 billion people, or any other number, would be perfectly fine for America. — Jake
You're doing what everybody else is doing, chanting your preferred political dogmas on immigration while ignoring the larger question of what our population goal is. — Jake
Um, no. Most conservatives don't ask that question period. — MindForged
The immigration issue isn't centered on whether or not we've hit some number or range, and whether we're ok with it or not. — MindForged
Generally speaking, more people participating in the economy is better for the economy. — MindForged
Likely you will have a population of 400 million or so in 2050. When you have now 360 million, it isn't such a big increase.How many more then? 400 million? 900 million? 4 billion? Shouldn't we have some idea where we're trying to go before we all start prancing about pretending we're interested in immigration? — Jake
I'm not interested in the liberal vs. conservative shouting match, unless it's going to be based on competing plans for how we reach some specific goal. Without such a goal on the table, it's just shouting for the sake of shouting. — Jake
How many more then? 400 million? 900 million? 4 billion? Shouldn't we have some idea where we're trying to go before we all start prancing about pretending we're interested in immigration? — Jake
Make the case that immigration ought to be discussed with this in mind. — MindForged
Don't forget more population = more consumers = more aggregate demand.The capitalist's reality is that more population = more workforce, and so there will never be, within that framework, a space left to discuss biopolitics in the manner that you wish. — Akanthinos
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