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  • ukcarper
    ukcarper Posts: 17,337 Forumite
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    Jimmy_31 wrote: »
    And children being born doesnt add to that i suppose.

    Not if the average a couple has is 2.
  • ukcarper
    ukcarper Posts: 17,337 Forumite
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    Jimmy_31 wrote: »
    At some point in the future yes i do

    Well I think you are wrong and I think most people would agree with me on that..
  • Jimmy_31
    Jimmy_31 Posts: 2,170 Forumite
    ukcarper wrote: »
    Not if the average a couple has is 2.

    The population is increasing.
  • ukcarper
    ukcarper Posts: 17,337 Forumite
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    Jimmy_31 wrote: »
    The population is increasing.

    For the reasons I said above
  • Jimmy_31
    Jimmy_31 Posts: 2,170 Forumite
    ukcarper wrote: »
    Well I think you are wrong and I think most people would agree with me on that..

    Now that wasnt very hard was it, we disagree and thats the end of that then isnt it.
  • Jimmy_31
    Jimmy_31 Posts: 2,170 Forumite
    ukcarper wrote: »
    For the reasons I said above


    And............
  • ukcarper
    ukcarper Posts: 17,337 Forumite
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    Jimmy_31 wrote: »
    And............

    If life expectancy remained the same and there was no immigration or emigration and each couple had 2 children the population would stay the same.
  • Jimmy_31
    Jimmy_31 Posts: 2,170 Forumite
    ukcarper wrote: »
    If life expectancy remained the same and there was no immigration or emigration and each couple had 2 children the population would stay the same.

    But it isnt staying the same its increasing, there are various reasons why its increasing but the end result is the same. The population is increasing.
  • ukcarper
    ukcarper Posts: 17,337 Forumite
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    Jimmy_31 wrote: »
    But it isnt staying the same its increasing, there are various reasons why its increasing but the end result is the same. The population is increasing.

    True and whether that is good or bad is a matter of opinion I’m undecided at the moment. But the causes are immigration and life expectancy not birth rate. Don’t get me wrong I don’t think people should be able to have as many children as they want and expect the state to pick up the bill at least we can agree on that..
  • Wee_Willy_Harris
    Wee_Willy_Harris Posts: 7,512 Forumite
    Jimmy_31 wrote: »
    Care to answer it againg seeing as you keep bringing it up.

    Will i be seeing an apology for me and my friends being called liars.

    Why would I issue an appology for stating the truth?
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