Back in 1970, leftist Stanford biologist Paul Ehrlich warned in his sensationalist book, "The Population Bomb," that overpopulation would lead to mass starvation and the depletion of our natural resources.
Natural resources have never been more abundant, based on prices we pay, as the late economist Julian Simon predicted in making a very public1980 wager with Ehrlich about the future.
Billions of people were pulled out of poverty, all during a time of strong population growth.
The Centers for Disease Control just this month reported that U.S. birth rates fell in 2020 for the sixth straight year, dropping below the population replacement rate of 2.1 children per woman to just 1.64 children per woman.
Over the last decade, the U.S. population grew just 7.4%, the smallest gain since the Great Depression.
If current declining fertility trends stay in place, that small gain will soon turn into an actual population loss.
Of course, many Americans on the left, in particular global warming extremists and green activists, welcome a shrinking population.
https://issuesinsights.com/2021/05/24/the-population-dud-paul-ehrlich-call-your-office/
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