tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post8922686888298528376..comments2023-08-16T12:07:22.995+00:00Comments on The Daily (Maybe): Population: careful nowJim Jeppshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17410387006098326671noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-17515581178511404602008-10-23T16:30:00.000+00:002008-10-23T16:30:00.000+00:00GG: I've heard Canada is nice. It's a bit like Ala...GG: I've heard Canada is nice. It's a bit like Alaska but without the Palins.<BR/><BR/>P: I'm for the Moon idea - but can you make rockets out of sustainably sourced hemp?Jim Jeppshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17410387006098326671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-87261277009799376232008-10-23T16:24:00.000+00:002008-10-23T16:24:00.000+00:00My solution is neither misanthropic nor ineffectua...My solution is neither misanthropic nor ineffectual. <BR/><BR/>It's heroic<BR/><BR/>We start by colonising the Moon, then moving on to Ceres, Mars, and the moons of Saturn and Jupiter.<BR/><BR/>We then develop inter-stellar travel and colonise the stars.peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01772849039547798229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-51796199813853912202008-10-23T13:50:00.000+00:002008-10-23T13:50:00.000+00:00Send 'em to Canada.Send 'em to Canada.Green Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00213685949038895130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-6905657168779599212008-10-23T13:05:00.000+00:002008-10-23T13:05:00.000+00:00Hi Jock, thanks for this - very interesting.I agre...Hi Jock, thanks for this - very interesting.<BR/><BR/>I agree education is vital - for all kinds of reasons. It's also the case that where life expectancy is lowest birth rate is highest. If we can improve people's lives, help them live longer - by pulling them out of poverty, ensuring decent health services etc. we also reduce the birth rate - but through 100% progressive measures and not a hint of coercion.<BR/><BR/>Why some people immediately reach for the stick rather than the carrot is beyond me - it may say rather more about their attitudes than effective policies.Jim Jeppshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17410387006098326671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-8605806490792349002008-10-23T00:26:00.000+00:002008-10-23T00:26:00.000+00:00Actually, don't quote me on which one of them, but...Actually, don't quote me on which one of them, but I'm sure I heard either Chris Huhne or Nick Clegg talk about population control at a party event once. I think it must have been Chris when he had the environment brief because it was in a talk on that sort of subject. <BR/><BR/>Nothing so crass as any kind of targetted reduction of course. I think the line was that it was statistical fact taht the more educated women are the fewer children they have. For all sorts of reasons - the ability to to work and save for old age ather than rely on children supporting you, the ability to "negotiate" sexual encounters better. And so we should ensure that women especially have access to decent education services, especially in the developing world where the problem is most obvious.Jock Coatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15550558005508328017noreply@blogger.com