I actually think growing our population is a good thing I do have some disagreement with the let anybody walk across the boarder policy that can very easily be used against us by bad actors. We are governed by idiots.
The US already has a relatively good system for population growth. It's economic growth plus suburbs that are attractive places for young couples to raise kids and grow old. The younger generations have been getting blasted in the ass from every direction, and they're exhausted and insecure in almost every way. We have a real chance to turn things around and get Americans to start having kids again, but there's still a bit of pain that comes with that, specifically inflation. The damn politicians and journalists are trying their best to erode what is left of wholesome American society, so my guess is there needs to be a community-based change, or we just sit around and wait for the politicians to hopefully figure it out. There are a few things going right, like the onshoring of important industries. The new Intel facility in Ohio will breathe new life into a state that has been basically Rust Belt for decades. If we can keep doing this across the country, we will probably end up Making America Great Again and eat everyone else's lunch. We tried globalization, it had its effects, both positive and negative, and now we will try deglobalization, with whatever that brings. It has the potential to bring a lot of those jobs we lost overseas back to the US. If we can get a decent amount of manufacturing back to the US, it will likely stay there for at least 100 years. There isn't a second China. The China boom/bust will only happen once, so after the bust, there's really nowhere else to send jobs. Even if you combine Indonesia and Vietnam, that's maybe a third of China's population. And you can write off most of Indonesia anyway, because it's a very unattractive place for investors.
Growing our population the natural American way, i.e. a healthy middle class living in suburbs enjoying comfortable economic growth, is a hell of a lot better for the long-term cultural and social stability of our country. Immigration is a distant Plan B, as far as I'm concerned. But at least we have Latin America as our neighbor. Europe is suffering on account of its proximity to Africa and the Middle East.
I tend not to get that wound-up about this kind of thing, but the upcoming election bullshit has me pulling my hair out. As an American living abroad, it is thoroughly embarrassing. I consider the US to be the greatest country that ever existed on Earth. But watching the political insanity happening now, it's an absolute circus. Makes us look like a bunch of fools.
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