Chris, Re: > 1.6% last year, but the point is that if we'd send foreigners home, the > population would be 25% less and population "growth" would be negative > from then on. Why is that bad?
If one has a shrinking natural pie (topsoil, fisheries, forests, aquifers, clean rivers and lakes, etc., wouldn't it be rational to reduce the number of slices required to be cut from that pie? Each progeny could have more well being with less impact and negative feedback. If you think the species is not in overshoot (incl Switzerland's ecological footprint), I suggest you are the one living in a mental stone age. I agree that 'local control and sustainability' is the desirable direction. Division of the pie is a different issue; but the pie doesn't grow depending on how it is sliced. Think about this: How many strangers do you invite to join you living in your home? Why should a village, canton, or nation think differently? I agree that globalization is a lever on the poor; but it is a lever on the planet's natural wealth from which all other derives. (without exception) Cheers on the downslope, Steve _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
