Conflicting population stories
In that news slideshow which can be constantly found on Yahoo!’s homepage, there were two conflicting stories about desperate population shifts side by side today, making for an interesting Dinner Topic.
If you are in the camp that believes our world can’t sustain itself as we grow, then you’ll enjoy the story about our planet being “unrecognizable” by 2050. According to some scientists, our world population will be at 9 billion by then and the earth simply won’t be able to provide the necessary resources to keep us all alive and kicking.1
On the other hand, if you believe our struggling American economy is due to a lack of qualified workers, you’ll enjoy the story about America’s slowest population increase since the Great Depression.2 Many counties have become ghost towns because the jobs in small to medium towns just aren’t available anymore. The loss of jobs led to less people in those areas, and now the lack of people means no chance for those economies to rebuild.
Whatever your thoughts are on the future of our planet, there are plenty of stories on both sides (future of doom or future of progress). Take your pick and start debating!
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(image above from OneUtah.org)
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