''KIDS"" Clever Dick vrs Doubting Thomas

[mal]

Overpopulation, the thing I recall being taught to us in the 70s at school is being talked about again
Its now being debated by Entreprenuer Dick Smith and ''legendary'' former SK coach Grant Thomas

SMITH
Dick Smith is pleaing for 2 kids per family
Says Australians face starving to death in 100 years time
Australia does not have enough water or food for millions more people
Says 9 out of ten Australians dont want 40 million people here
The intake of skilled migrants should be curbed

THOMAS
Smith should know better than to cap things
Im very proud of the 8 children we have produced
I think we have a long lists of must do's b4 we start telling people to have less children

BILL MUEHLEMBERG [Family council of Victoria]
Said it was scaremongering
We had Paul Ehrlich in the 1960s saying exactly the same thing, and proven to be a false prophet


JOHN MORRISEY [Aust Family Assoc]
Population growth is needed
Fertlity rate showing 1.9 children per woman compared with replacement rate of 2.1

TONY ABBOTT
Dismissed the idea that people would starve to death
The real issue for the Govt. was infrastructure to cope with population growth
I think he is drawing a pretty long bow to think starvation is a serious danger here

[dedja]

Feel free to blame me in a few years because I have 3 kids.

[Psyber]

I'm with Dick Smith, and I did my bit for the country by not having any kids...
[Unless you count a step-daughter who was with us for only a short time before going to the UK to work.]

[bayman]

Feel free to blame me in a few years because I have 3 kids.

that you own up to

[mal]

Shall we blame Ray Davies for this mass hysteria brought on by Dick ?
40 years ago
Davies and his Kinky bandsmen sung a song called APEMAN