mantis said:
Again I ask, is the rest of the world's population going to contribute to Australia's finances, to help pay for health & welfare bills in the future?
I ask again - can you think before you post??
I have explained quite clearly that australia should encourage ZPG for environmental and social reasons. If you cannot see this, nor the link between australia and the rest of the world in relation to ZPG then why are you even here?
What happens when Australias population reaches 40 million mantis? (and the rest of the worlds pop. sits at 12 BILLION?)
Do you really think our resources can extend that far? Do you really think that having someone to "pay the bills when i am old" is a good enough reason to propagate like Oryclolagus cuniculus?
Wake up and smell the coffee mantis
PS: the idea that more people = more money is a very simplistic approach to the economic situation as well - maybe you should go off and have a think on that too