Re: Overpopulation a Hoax

Karl Johanson wrote:

> "Capitalist Pig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>>On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 07:08:00 -0700, Fred Elbel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>wrote:
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>>>And the future they are planning for us is one with double the current
>>>U.S. population
>>>
>>
>>The US needs more people to produce all the products and services the
>>Chinese and Indians are going to absorve in the future. More people
>>will mean higher GDP growth.
> 
> 
> But the GDP will be spread over more people.
> 

GDP is not fixed.  It is the sum total of all the goods and services
that people produce.  The more people you have, the more it is possible
to produce.  So total GDP will go up unless all the immigrants are
quadriplegics.

GDP growth would likely be good, as immigrants tend to be very
productive, at low cost.  It is possible if the immigrants produce less
than average, per capita GDP could decrease in the short run, but
immigrants tend to make more per family and save more, than the average
american.