[psimancer]

personally i agree with atrocities 99 percent
however i also agree with mr gervais

however the underlying reason for these problems can easily be traced to one root cause

a statistical analysis of the jobs per person per population will quickly show that as the population of the united states has grown from 1944 to 2004 the number of available quality jobs per person has declined (quality is defined as a job capable of supporting a family of 4 being father mother 2 children 1 pet)

i have come to the conclusion that the underlying cause of much of the diffuculties of the usa and many other countries is overpopulation
i dont mean in regards to space as take a area im familiar with san antonio texas from 1944 to 2004 the city of san antonio has grown massivly in 60 years they have changed from a pop of a few hundred thousand to a million not including the outlying areas outside the metro area this is a growth of over ten times in 3 generations (one generation being typically 20 years i think)

as our population increases the jobs that can support those people keep getting split down to smaller less pauying jobs

there is a point of diminishing returns and the world did reach it in the 70's
the chinese have realized te problem for themselves and instituted a program to reduce their popuation however i have yet to see what results they have acheived (if any) in providing incentives for one child families

to understand this problem on a more gut level please read ann mccaferies pegasus in flight