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World Population Grows Beyond 7 Billion

Posted by samzenpus on Monday July 23, 2012 @07:35AM from the bigger-is-nor-better dept.

First time accepted submitter assertation writes in with a LA Times feature about the booming world population and the strain it puts on the environment and governments. "After remaining stable for most of human history, the world's population has exploded over the last two centuries. The boom is not over: The biggest generation in history is just entering its childbearing years. The coming wave will reshape the planet, and the impact will be greatest in the poorest, most unstable countries."

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Re:Just Stop! by vlm · 2012-07-23 08:00 · Score: 1, Troll

I think the US is one of the exceptions, where the more affluent population continues to have more than multiple children.
LOL its the other way around, pretty intensely. High school dropout and no skills and no job = minimum 7 kids in the trailer, "career oriented woman" = no kids.

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Re:leave! by Antipater · 2012-07-23 08:15 · Score: 1, Troll

B5... ...and now we leave the cradle for the last time.
The problem of course is it's going to be super hard to find funding and staff at the beginning since we know ahead of time what happens to B1-B4.
Nah, it'll be fine. Remember, a war just ended. Gotta keep those factories in gear or risk recession!

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