Economy vs Over-population (1 Viewer)

[StGeorgeDragons]

Umm, no you weren't:

im not in support of purposly increasing the population. All i said was an increase in the population, which is gonna happen, has economic benefits, and that we could probably handle it.

"Australia's economy can improve greatly with a larger population. 20 million!!! thats nothing. Look at all this land we have. Its time we start creating more capital cities. How about one in the desert like las vegas? Higher population, our economic capacity increases, demand increases, supply increases, economic activity increases, more jobs and higher standard of living.
We can also produce more for the the rest of the world, more exports, helping the CAD. Over population doesnt need to be a problem. We have plenty of coast for people to live and for new cities to grow. "

 

[IceBreaker]

Overpopulation.....were gonna end up damaging our natural environment if we do that, look at china and japan they dont have much grenn left and pollution from cars. The one baby policy in china doesn't work too, if you have more than one kid you just get a big fine and no free government benefit for additional kids (education, healtcare).

 

[ihavenothing]

why not? Do you not know that China and India have populations over billions. England, look how small that is and thats got 50 million, thats not overcrowded. We are underpopulated, and need to increase the population, and the government is trying to increase the population also.

You are not taking into account one of the most important features ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY... and have you taken into consideration that Australia is over 50% desert with little water available and settlement will slowly eat into our fragile ecosytem and before you know it Australia will be an alien, miserable, shithole.

 

[StGeorgeDragons]

You are not taking into account one of the most important features ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY... and have you taken into consideration that Australia is over 50% desert with little water available and settlement will slowly eat into our fragile ecosytem and before you know it Australia will be an alien, miserable, shithole.

ok. so ur saying we cant make new settlements. what about the settelments we currently have? Can they be expanded. Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane. Turn them into sydneys.

(im talking about when our population will inevitably increase, through migration. )

 

[leetom]

ok. so ur saying we cant make new settlements. what about the settelments we currently have? Can they be expanded. Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane. Turn them into sydneys.

(im talking about when our population will inevitably increase, through migration. )

Well at least you have backed down from your initial Colonise-The-Desert idea.

 

[StGeorgeDragons]

Well at least you have backed down from your initial Colonise-The-Desert idea.

yeh , i was thinking of las vegas.

 

[danieljarvis]

ok. so ur saying we cant make new settlements. what about the settelments we currently have? Can they be expanded. Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane. Turn them into sydneys.

(im talking about when our population will inevitably increase, through migration. )

but the thing im saying is.. our population does not have to increase. our birthrate is dropping which can be viewed in whatever light you feel.. positive in my mind, and if we limit migration our population does not have to increase...
but anyways, this was more of a global question, i mean it's the worlds problem when resources run dry, not just australias.
Expanding australia's already settled areas is happening as you speak, see the housing developments going up all around western sydney, even as i drove around tasmania there were housing ( and pricing btw.. damn you sixty minutes ) going up all over the place. They aren't the prettiest places, hundreds of houses crammed together in small blocks of land in flat, dry, boring western and southern sydney.. but our urban sprawl is spreading and we are already seeing the effects of minimal resources. petrol prices, water problems (although water is the ridiculous dams placement and lack of size)..
shit i have to go.. ill continue later.