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raymond - 2004-08-13 08:43:49 Yes...when I was bike shopping I was wandering around on Whittaker south of 94 and wondering who could live in such antiseptic, soulless subs such as those mushrooming left and right down there. The tiny town of Whittaker itself, perhaps 8-10 mi S of Ypsi, is another story--a very charming rural crossroads in a peaceful rural area, very appealing. Others might say sleepy or boring--I say peaceful and beautiful, rural winter roads notwithstanding.* * * * * * * * * * * * Murph - 2004-08-13 10:42:42 Good post, especially as I was just yesterday reading mid-70's issues of "CoEvolution Quarterly" that were talking about food shortages caused by population booms. (the articles were partially very funny in their alarmism (though, considering they were written in the middle of the energy crisis + a couple years of global poor harvests, fairly justifiably so) and partially very good pieces on the merits of home food preservation and bulk buying.) From the numbers you present, though, it looks like the immigration boom is percentage-wise significantly smaller than the baby boom. I'd also be interested to know how the population-doubled American density would compare to England or France. Having just driven across Montana and North Dakota (and even MN and WI), I can still see *plenty* of room before America as a whole is considered "dense". Granted, MT and ND will continue to be pretty empty while Washtenaw and Livingston Counties soak up the newcomers--I'm glad to see your personal concerns are much more geographically focused than "equal to the average density of China!"* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2004-08-13 19:37:46 Thanks Murph. It was a very interesting article, outlining politicl considerations that keep orgs like the Sierra Club from opposing immigration. You're right & I noticed that too: even though the number of immigrants is larger then the # of boomers, it's a proportionately smaller piece of the population pies of each era. I love those great grassy blank spaces in MN and ND with the old tiny abandoned houses dotted one every couple miles...very appealing. Yes, my concerns are much more geo'ly focused than "...China."--several candidates in the primary had positions on sprawl--that was a key consideration.* * * * * * * * * * * * add your comment: |