Thread: SHOULDN'T WE BE SERIOUSLY STOPPING OUR POPULATION GROWTH?

Originally Posted by Zeros

Indeed. Without the economic imperative, one wouldn’t want do anything as generous as to accept immigrants just because it’s the right thing to do! Or simply because we live in a global world.

What about all the creamy trained up skilled migrants we drain from developing countries that need them the most? Morally we should encourage them to stay and build their own country.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Witout immigration our population would be shrinking. If our population is shrinking then so is our demand for housing, ..........

House prices will fall and people will actually be able to afford one.
Breaking news, millenials find a way to drive down house prices.

If the economy goes backwards with a slowdown in population growth, house prices might drop, but a lot of jobs would be lost too I imagine.

I’m not an economist, but it seems blatantly obvious that you can’t have both: A growing economy with jobs growth and no change in lifestyle & stagnant population growth. It’s one or the other with the system we have. Reduce immigration and financially things would get really tough. Just as inflation would go through the roof with full employment.

Growth capitalism in its current form is not about people. Other forms of capitalism might need to be explored, but someone else with that knowledge would be better placed to discuss.

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

House prices will fall and people will actually be able to afford one.
Breaking news, millenials find a way to drive down house prices.

Not if they're unemployed because the economy has stalled.

Oh yeah.

Long live Communism.

I truly believe center planning economy will work, If it's the machine that does the planning.

Originally Posted by Zeros

If the economy goes backwards with a slowdown in population growth, house prices might drop, but a lot of jobs would be lost too I imagine.

I’m not an economist, but it seems blatantly obvious that you can’t have both: A growing economy with jobs growth and no change in lifestyle & stagnant population growth. It’s one or the other with the system we have. Reduce immigration and financially things would get really tough. Just as inflation would go through the roof with full employment.

Growth capitalism in its current form is not about people. Other forms of capitalism might need to be explored, but someone else with that knowledge would be better placed to discuss.

I’m surprised it took so long for someone to jump to the communism conclusion.

Out of the box thinking required, not rehashing deadend failed models. ...anyone?

What is the connection between population control and communism?

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

What is the connection between population control and communism?

both are for the motherland?