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To: see clearly now who wrote (7299)	10/25/1998 1:26:00 PM
From: kormac	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9980

Arnold, I think it might be Ben Wattenberg's book you are referring to. Whereas it is true that in the industrial west, fertility is diminishing, immigration will offset this. The population of the world still is increasing by 80 million or so a year. In this matter, as in economics, how it is distributed, is still the big problem. Wattenberg thinks like Kudlow and I remain unconvinced by their analysis. They, I think, are free traders, and trade grows best by having a larger number of consumers. The idea here is the notion that somehow we will move into a new plane and all is well. Paul Ehrlich's problem with this is that the world will start looking like a giant 'Feed Lot'. So that I have something about Asia in this post, I think the fact is that China has been able to control the population in the cities, but not in the agricultural lands. Regards, Seppo

To: see clearly now who wrote (7299)	10/25/1998 4:06:00 PM
From: David S.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9980

Global population is still growing, and the places with the highest birth rates are 3rd world nations where parents are uneducated and cannot even support 1 or 2 kids, let alone 7-8. In addition, in India and Africa, the growth of HIV has infected up to a quarter of the population, and again these nations cannot afford treatment, so what you have is a slow ticking bomb that will go off in different modalities and stages.