>
> An alternative take is that those 650 million, unconstrained by
> competition for resources with the other 5850 million, would each be
> consuming more than your current average American citizen.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Phil
Roughly speaking that is the situation now, and it is not sustainable
i.e. it is going to lead to dangerous climate change.
But it is not sustainable in another way. Do you really think all of
those 5,850 million people are going to be happy living at subsistence
level, while global TV is beaming in pictures of a better life
elsewhere. The rich countries will be overrun by illegal immigrants
just as is happening in the US and UK today.
Cheers, Alastair.
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