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   RM> Years ago I saw a study where environmental scientists looked at   
   RM> what number of people the whole world could support at a level   
   RM> where nature would totally be unharmed by humans, a number that   
   RM> could survive easily and do no damage.   
      
   RM> The number they came up with was about 50 million people, so   
   RM> maybe what we need to fix things is better birth control..   B)   
      
   AA>There are reports that populations are already on the decline.   
      
   Yes, mostly in the wealthier countries though, as I mentioned in   
   the previous message to Mike.   
      
   Better off people don't seem to have more than 1 or 2 children   
   at the most these days and it looks like some of the overcrowded   
   poorer countries are starting to see that it costs so much to   
   raise kids that they have fewer now to give them a better chance   
   of survival, finding enough food and getting a job and an   
   education at some level.   
      
   They say that the cost to raise a child in Canada to age 17   
   ranges from $238,000 for low income families to over $400,000   
   in better off families so having 4 or 5 kids can really cut   
   into your retirement funds...   B)   
      
   But there are still a lot of countries where birth control is   
   either unavailable or illegal and some religious orders trying   
   to keep the population growing to add to their supporters.   
      
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