Geeez....the more I read Cheryl's posts the more convinced I am that she is a deciple of Craig Isherwood of CEC: http://www.cecaust.com.au/

Her conspiracy theories and and sluring of any one who opposes immigration or population growth sound just like the manifest of this pack of nut jobs!

Take this for example:

"Divergence, what ever the anti-population movement is, it is certainly anti-immigration.
I am for immigration."

Classic CEC/Craig Isherwood bull$hit!

No Cheryl you are wrong! Just because we are against population growth does not mean we are anti immigration!

A low level of immigration CAN be entirely consistent with zero NET population growth and entirely consistent with any of our social concerns about high immigration. All depends on the average fertility of the local population.

Boylesy,

Not that gender should make any difference, but...

http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=5887&page=2

< Their idiotic and grade three understanding of economics would destroy the economy within months.>

As Divergence points out, scepticism of immigration as a driver of prosperity comes from a number of economic studies. Yet C thinks the current rate of population growth about right. But what problems is C avoiding with growth that is slightly higher or slightly lower?

Russia provides an interesting example. Since its population started to decline per capita gdp has increased about two and a half times. Does that sound like a nation imploding?

http://www.indexmundi.com/russia/gdp_per_capita_(ppp).html

http://www.google.com.au/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&met_y=sp_pop_grow&idim=country:RUS&dl=en&hl=en&q=russian+population+growth

Fester, I have missed you. Russia? Thought we were talking about Australia.

Russia's improved economic performance has everything to do with the finding oil and ramping up their dormant heavy industries post communist control and nothing to do with population decline. Good that you spotted that though. Check out declines in Italy, Spain, most of western Europe, Japan, Singapore etc.

God only knows what Boyszone is on about with CEC - you guys want local referenda, not me. Best of luck with that.

Economic decline in Ireland and USA in particular was caused by residential property speculation and population growth that is to drive demand in it.

If there was no population growth the speculators would not have been able to inflate the property bubble, it would not have burst and there would have been no GFC.

Economic decline in Italy and Britain etc was related to this due Wall Street off loading its doomed mortgages on those countries as secure investments.

Sure your not one of Craig Isherwood moles cheryl?