On 30/10/15 08:29, 78lp wrote:


"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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On 30/10/15 07:09, Wolfgang Schwanke wrote:
Birth rates eventually decrease when living standards
rise, as can be seen in western countries. It's therefore expected that
they will decline worldwide in the not too distant future when living
standards rise in other parts of the world, and population growth will
eventually peter out.

Living standards are beginning to deteriorate

Like hell they are on everything from life expectancy to
years in good health to the quality of housing we live in
to the way we get around and the holidays we can afford,
and the choice of food there is to eat etc etc etc.


All are deteriotating in the experience of my generation.

The only real area in which things have got worse
is job prospects for those just out of school and the
debt you can end up with after getting qualified
for a decent job. And the job prospects are only
worse than say the 60, not than in the time
between the wars etc.

as green politics cuts in.

That isn't the reason that real living standards
have gone backwards in some areas.

No, but it helps enormously


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