OverPopulation

Worldwide, every four days human population increases by 1 million. The world cannot absorb that increase. The intelligent solution would require limiting every human female capable of bearing children to one.

Why Does Anyone Want to be In Government

Why does anyone want to be in government, other than to increase their personal wealth? To do what is required takes character, ethics, morality, integrity and courage which in the political world are rare.

 

We love growth. It frames the political and economic strategy of every government in the world, democratic or not. It frames the strategy of every company and even determines the longevity of board directors, CEOs and corporate executives. It is, for most people, one of the key measurements of progress through life. We consider our success over time in the context of whether we see growth in our assets, income and financial security along with material manifestations as in our homes, cars, and lifestyles.

 

The end of growth is not going to be a smooth process. As population grows, we need more jobs, and that requires growth. That will continue to be more difficult because technological efficiency and productivity improvements drive down the number of people needed to create the goods we produce. If the economy doesn't grow fast enough to overcome these efficiency improvements and deal with population growth, unemployment goes up, spending goes down, fewer products are produced, and fewer jobs are created.

 

Growth has effectively ended.

 

When five hundred million people lose their livelihoods and one billion people their protein because fisheries collapse growth for them will be a fading dream. If we have to eliminate the fossil-fuel industry to cut CO2 emissions, we will lose $3 trillion of economic activity. If we don't eliminate them we will face runaway climate change with the potential loss of the insurance industry, the collapse of food supply, and political crises and instability over water and refugees. If we get growth back we will face peak oil and food shortages with prices moving to new highs that stop growth again.

 

Why does anyone want to be in government?

 

If we are not willing to do the right thing what will cause other countries to do the right thing?

Thanks, John Jenkins
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Gatlinburg, TN


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