Human Overpopulation: Fact or Falsehood?

[Kopalover]

Since we recently did a study of this in my classes. I'd like to take input here.
There is an earth like planet out there. It's within our Galaxy but out of reach for now. It is way larger than Earth. With Over-Population reaching its limit in the next century or two, they would start building ships very soon to travel there. Bringing the best scientist there first to tests its living quality, then once they give the go, I believe they'll start bringing some of the population piece by piece to this new Earth.
Though, for now I'm pretty sure they're still even trying to figure out the mode of transportation. So I don't believe I see our generations going to this new earth..

[Sigurd]

I guess the real question is, what is the optimal population of the Earth?

90% of Russia is still free and most of Canada as well.

But you still need to provide them with food and houses and so on. You can't just put them anywhere just because no one lives there. And how do you think the canadians and the russians would react. If we put a lot of people there, they will soon become a political force, maybe they wants to seperate from Canada or Russia, that will probably cause a conflict.

[Regulus]

In Soviet Russia, land settles on people.

The Canadians would probably be okay with it, though.

[SlayerOfLight]

There are bigger worries then so-called overpopulation. It's not like the damn governments ever run out of money to build houses anyway, especially after so many people lost their home because of that economic crisis which no single government seems to care about. Such a ''beautifull'' world we live in, right?

[Regulus]

^ Eh? Governments don't just 'print' money when they need it, you know.

[SlayerOfLight]

^ If they have billions to waste on the stuff mentioned in the link, then I'm also pretty sure they have a bunch of billions for spare to help out their citizens. But no, the neverending ''war on terror'' is more important then their own citizens.

[Azdgari]

Maybe you should try to do something about it, Nicholas.

[Regulus]

The thing is, we don't have the money to waste. That's why the economy is such a big deal right now.

[SlayerOfLight]

Maybe you should try to do something about it, Nicholas.

Like what exactly?

The thing is, we don't have the money to waste. That's why the economy is such a big deal right now.

I find that hard to believe. Being one of the wealthiest countries in the world, helping out their own citizens shouldn't be a problem for the U.S.

[Regulus]

We're more willing to spend trillions of dollars going to war with certain countries, because terrorists reside there.

Helping our own citizens out? Puh! That's ridiculous!