"Thomas Lunde" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Thomas: Population is a problem, but I believe that when people are able to
>fulfill some of their goals and needs is will become less of a problem. In
>those western countries that experience affluence, the tendency is for the
>birth rate to drop. I think a Basic Income, over time will act as a form of
>birth control.
Perhaps, but this is a different situation than that which drives low
birth rates in affluent countries. I wonder what the birth rate is
among the moderately independently wealthy, that is, those whose
fortunes allow them to live just comfortably without ever having to
work. That is a more relevant comparison for people who will have
a modest but secure income and freedom from financial worries.
It is possible that such security will lead to increased birth rate.
-Pete Vincent
