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What It Means to Hit 300 Million
As the U.S. population reaches the benchmark set by China and India, large numbers of immigrants and young people keep the economy vital http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/...905_155620.htm
With America’s population approaching 300 million
the country’s cities will become ethnic melting pots
Census officials say the US population will reach 300 million in October 2006, and that the 300th million American may well be a Latino living in the Southwest. The U.S. population is increasing at nearly one per cent a year, making the United States the world's fastest growing industrial nation http://www.citymayors.com/society/us_population_06.html
The Census Bureau's U.S. Population Clock is ticking toward October, when demographers say the USA's population will hit 300 million. Nobody knows who the 300 millionth person will be or in what part of the country the event will take place, but some who study population growth are ready with their best guesses. http://www.usatoday.com/news/bythenu...0million_x.htm
CORRECTION to my previous post: ...and it is estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau that the number will reach almost 400 million in only thirty (30) years. Sorry!
Americans are just a wasteful species, pure and simple. We are a disposable society that thinks we can just continue to destroy nature in order to make things more convenient. Want an explanation? Look at the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre MSA. Between 1970 and 2006, our region has shed tens of thousands of residents. At the same time, we've expanded our land usage by nearly 20%! What does this mean? Less people are taking up MORE space! Our urban housing vacany rates are SOARING in Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties while New Yorkers and New Jersians are flooding into our counties and building brand new homes in the suburbs.
At a time when most of Europe's cities focus their cultural indentities on their downtown areas, America focueses its cultural identities on how many Wal-Marts we have per capita! There's a reason why Downtown Scranton and Downtown Wilkes-Barre have that "ghetto" look to them while the surrounding communities are full of Range Rovers, McMansions, and upscale stores---People here have just been lured into the false mindset over the years that these cities are somehow the "wrong answer" for their families. As such, they've continued to abandon them and expand onto new exurban frontiers.
Will I ever see a time when Downtown Scranton and Downtown Wilkes-Barre are rife with nightlife, artisans, festivals, loft housing, shopping, etc. again? At this point, judging by the amount of inquiries I've had from NYers on Clarks Summit, Mountain Top, and other "soccer mom" areas, I highly doubt it! We're always going to feel "overcrowded" as long as we continue to prioritize increasing our lot sizes and congesting our roadways over beautifying our urban centers, which desperately need our tender loving care!
CORRECTION to my previous post: ...and it is estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau that the number will reach almost 400 million in only thirty (30) years. Sorry!
Overpopulation is a bad thing. It's simple math. More and more people competing for limited resources means everyone gets less. At some point mother nature will have to step in with some sort of "check on population". I'm not sure what form that will take (starvation, disease, whatever) or if we will see it in our lifetime, but if the world's population keeps expanding at its current rate, there WILL be a breaking point somewhere.
The population of the U.S. is just about to reach the 300 million mark. What do you think? Is this good for the country? Is it good for your area? Do you think it contibutes to the growing problems with crime and the economy or any other issues? Do you think we can only benefit from this growth? Just curious how the country feels.
Back to your question. This is based on individuals living longer, continuous growth of the American families, lack of planning, and other factor that influence the social-economic world today.
Is this good for the country? We can’t control it; local overpopulation of metro/other areas is not good for the area or nation.
Do you think it contributes to the growing problems with crime and the economy or any other issues? Loaded question depends on population by area versus type of crime. But is a factor that can contribute to crime
Do you think we can only benefit from this growth? Yes, if we take aggressive action to plan the development of the communities and keep up the education of our youth. Planning at all levels is crucial if we want benefits within the next 10 or 15 years
I don't think it's necessarily too much people. The problem is the dysgenic trend of our population. It's the people who are poorer, less educated, committing the most crime, that are adding the most to our population. (Although some aspects are eugenic, such as the immigration from far east Asia)
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