Sunday, October 15, 2006

Population

The Economist talks about America's population:
"On or around October 17th, according to the Census Bureau's population clock, the number of people in the country will hit 300m, up from 200m in 1967. By as early as 2043, the bureau says, there will be 400m Americans. Such robust growth is unique among rich countries. As America adds 100m people over the next four decades, Japan and the EU are expected to lose almost 15m."

I am surprised that more has not been made of this. It must affect the calculation for debt repayment, deficits etc.

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