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Growing the US population to compete with China and India
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The US should aim to become a denser, larger, more populated country to better compete with China and India, whose aggregate economic weight due to their larger populations already exceeds that of the US in some measures. There should be a recognition that the current US is sparsely populated and growing the country's population should not be viewed as an enormous burden.
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The Protein Works' super greens powder can easily boost fruit and vegetable intake, while Matthew provides answers for future predictions in pollution, overcrowding, housing crisis, and immigrant culture.
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The Protein Works' super greens powder can easily boost fruit and vegetable intake, while Matthew provides answers for future predictions in pollution, overcrowding, housing crisis, and immigrant culture. An ad is included for The Protein Works' products.
ChapterGrowing the US population to compete with China and India
Episode#218 - Matthew Yglesias - Is One Billion Americans A Good Idea?
PodcastModern Wisdom
The US should focus on growing its population to compete with countries like India and China who have a much larger aggregate weight of economic power due to their population size.
02:37 - 05:43 (03:05)
Summary
The US should focus on growing its population to compete with countries like India and China who have a much larger aggregate weight of economic power due to their population size. The fear of denser population should not hold the US back from increasing its population size.