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Japan is a global shipping or energy crisis away from utter catastrophe. You really think that's a situation we should shoot for? Japan is wisely choosing to lo

Japan is a global shipping or energy crisis away from utter catastrophe. You really think that's a situation we should shoot for? Japan is wisely choosing to lower its population. And major lol at the idea that Japanese have a quality of life comparable to Americans. They commute over an hour one way to tiny apartments and enjoy spacious neighborhood outdoor recreation facilities such as this: http://treasureheart.weebly.com/uploads/1/8/3/3/1833287/3026975.jpg http://treasureheart.weebly.com/uploads/1/8/3/3/1833287/3026... Clearly we haven't broken 300 million without problems. Quite obviously we've had an explosion of sprawl and loss of open space. We've had massive growth in infrastructure demands. It's very easy to argue that most major urban areas have seen a major decline in quality of life for the middle class.

seanmcdirmid 12y ago
Japan is anti-immigration (many are xenophobic) but they are not trying to lower their population. The government is trying to encourage more babies if anything. I've been to Japan a few times and found my friends there had quite good lives. Ya, they don't get to waste as much as we do, but their apartments are cozy, they prefer higher quality things, the trains ARE VERY efficient, the commutes are not that bad for most people. Also, not everyone lives in Tokyo. We haven't lost that much open space, and the American I knew 20 years ago is still pretty much intact today. I just got back from a two week trip to Seattle and not much had changed, the traffic was a bit worse, but nothing like Beijing.