300 Million...

[RobDog888]

300 million people in the USA as of 4:47 am this morning. 1 person added every 11 seconds after you take into account illegal aliens, immigrates, births, and deaths.

Now wonder why there is so much traffic

[disruptivehair]

Beats Europe, where even with migration they're still facing a massive social services crisis since they're not producing enough workers to fund the cradle-to-grave welfare programs that people have come to rely on. Yay, we're less doomed!

[RobDog888]

No, we have a doomed social security program due to the fact that people live longer and there is not enough money to fund retirement.

If the UK needs people we would be glad to ship some over to you.

[mendhak]

My country is more doomed than your country!
My browser is better than yours!

[RobDog888]

But that is why your country is more doomed then our as you say.

Switch to IE 7 and revive your country!



Still, 300 Mil is nothing compared to some other countries. Just too many darn people living in to small of a space. Ship them off to war in an effort to reduce your propulation.

[rory]

My country is more doomed than your country!
My browser is better than yours!

LOL .. no mine is ...!

200,000+ people on this 21x7 mile island ...
but only half the island is inhabited ...

And we have no government assistance for anything ..
we doomed from day 2

[disruptivehair]

No, we have a doomed social security program due to the fact that people live longer and there is not enough money to fund retirement.

If the UK needs people we would be glad to ship some over to you.

I know US social security is doomed, but UK social services are equally or more doomed.

The UK does need people but I'm not British and I'm bringing my limey husband back to America with me, yay! One less taxpayer to help Blighty!

[mendhak]

But that is why your country is more doomed then our as you say.

Switch to IE 7 and revive your country!



Still, 300 Mil is nothing compared to some other countries. Just too many darn people living in to small of a space. Ship them off to war in an effort to reduce your propulation.

There's plenty of space, just too many people crowded around LA and NYC.

[RobDog888]

Score another one for the USA!

Welcome to the land of low wages and high tax rates lol.

[mendhak]

At the risk of sounding like KKK, I do think that xenophobic laws have its merits.

[RobDog888]

There's plenty of space, just too many people crowded around LA and NYC.

There is no where else good to live. No one wants to live in the desert.

Eventually the planet will get overcrowed and then what?

[rory]

Score another one for the USA!

Welcome to the land of low wages and high tax rates lol.

higher wages in the USA .. average salary here is $175 pw and everything cost 3 times the price.

[Shuja Ali]

My country has 1 Billion and is growing.

[mendhak]

There is no where else good to live. No one wants to live in the desert.

Eventually the planet will get overcrowed and then what?

Have you read Dune?

[disruptivehair]

Score another one for the USA!

Welcome to the land of low wages and high tax rates lol.

No, that's the land we're LEAVING.

If you think wages are low and taxes are high in America, understand that a VB programmer up here in Yorkshire can't really expect to make more than £30,000 a year even with good experience and certifications. Contractors can make more, but good luck finding a high-paying gig anywhere outside of the southeast, and if you're in the southeast even if you're making really great money it won't matter because your living expenses will eat it all up.

[disruptivehair]

My country has 1 Billion and is growing.

Yeah, but that's not necessarily a good thing.

[Shuja Ali]

1/3rd of world's population lives here and in the neighbourhood. That seems like lot of congestion to me.

[disruptivehair]

1/3rd of world's population lives here and in the neighbourhood. That seems like lot of congestion to me.

Yeah; I do wonder how India is going to sustain its population growth or if it has any plans to try to slow it down, like China's 'one child' policy for example.

[Valleysboy1978]

India cannot sustain that kind of population growth, but then it is of little consequence if there are homeless children wandering around dying every day. In the US/UK that would be quickly stamped out.

I just can't see how this can be resolved. The population is getting older so there will come a day when pensions/social securities no longer exist.

As for where to go, the deserts can always be terraformed if need be (last resort I'd think), but it seems to me there are two viable choices. Either space or the seas.

[wossname]

If you crammed all of the people in the world into s single phone-booth then the booth would most likely break.