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Originally Posted by OldDartmouthMark
I understand that continual population growth is good for the economy and all that, but is there an end point for it, an optimal population target that we should aim for and then try to stabilize?
Just thinking long term here, but for things like the environment, food and natural resource supplies, etc. there will be an end point. Some say that we have already passed it globally.
Perhaps a little off-topic, but it just seems to be a given that there is always a push to increase population, like it's some kind of catch phrase in the media/political world, and then in the same breath there's concern about global warming, environment, endangered-species list, etc.
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A growing population is the holy grail for governments and politicians. That means more economic activity and development which means more taxes which means more money for them to spend. It is no different than a business that wants to grow sales to increase profits. That's a lot more fun than being in a stagnant or declining market and having to make tough decisions, downsizing, letting people go, closing locations, etc.