Isn't anyone concerned about over-population?

Question

Finite space for living and agriculture, finite crude oil supplies: from a practical standpoint, this subject can't remain taboo much longer in the U.S.

Answer 1

It will remain taboo as long as the Catholic church says it will.

In my personal opinion, if the human population of Earth was decreased by several orders of magnitude .... like measured in millions instead of trillions ... and we maintained our current level of technology, everyone would have a life of leisure and plenty.

Answer 2

We have enough space for living and enough food. It's just not spread out evenly among different areas and cultures. Look at those people who live in million-dollar mansions versus someone who lives on the street. The million-dollar mansion probably could hold tons of people. Look at the amount of overweight people; there probably isn't too little food. Thus, the problem should be how to spread the wealth equally. Since this is a market (capitalistic) economy, it will be hard getting people to share or just buy only enough.

With crude oil, there already is a problem that has been publicized with increased prices. Basically, I think that will balance out because the market will control the prices through supply and demand. People will just stop using oil as much when it becomes more expensive.

Answer 3

The problem is proper distribution of the population. People will want to cluster closer to industry rather than spread out. Hence is why we have populate cities and areas: Los Angeles/ Bay Area. This is a bigger problem in other countries. The US has far more land per person than Japan or India or China. We have plenty of space and our agriculture provides plenty for our nation and then some (massive exports in beef, rice and corn). The main problem is energy, due to a limited supply and a growing demand on energy we need to standardize alternate forms of energy. Mind you, we already have some decent alternate forms.

Answer 4

I am not knocking Capitalism but as long as it is here there will be more and more people. Profit is the bottom line. The more people there are the more people will buy stuff they want. There are many things people want but are not necessary to their survival. Worldwide basic education could help. The more educated people are the less children they have. People used to have large families because when the world was more agrarian more hands were needed to provide for a family. Families had many children because not all would survive to adulthood. Children were kind of like the first Social Security system. Your parents took care of you when you were young and you took care of your parents when they were old. Over-population is a world problem, not only America's problem.

Answer 5

No, there is noting to be worried about concerning the amount of space. Everyone in the US could live in texas with 1 to 2 acrers of land each. So their is plenty of land, but their are just a bunch of rich people who own thousands and thousands of acrers of land who aren't using it for anything. So this land could be used to farm, or to drill for more natural resorces.

Answer 6

Yeah - I was, but just look at how relatively small the U.s population is compared to it's size - then compare to china!!

Answer 7

No, not really.

God said, be fruitful and multiply.

I suppose He thinks we have enough room or He would have told us so.

God bless you.

Answer 8

some countries are concerned about under-population... fyi

Answer 9

There's WAY more vacant land than you've somehow been lead to believe! Way, way, way more!

Answer 10

dont worry, just watch soylent green