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Originally Posted by Ronald Binge
It is a lot easier to run the place with a periodically shrinking population through death and emigration, because those who have the ear of the Civil Service and most politicians are comfortable enough with things as they are. Hence rural sprawl and urban congestion. Sure its part of what we are  |
While I concur with a lot of what you are saying, the reality is that there are 50% more people in the Republic now compared to 1970. Despite the recession, the population has continued to grow.