Counterpoint: In truth, overpopulation is blighting human lives
We don't need more people on the planet, we need to change the economic system.
By Mark A. Young
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In "What the world needs now, is people — more people" (Opinion Exchange, April 3), economics Prof. Tyler Cowen argues that decreasing fertility rates are a threat to human prosperity. He dismisses the threat from human overpopulation, stating, "If you think the world is overpopulated and has serious environmental problems, you might welcome" decreasing human fertility rates.
The negative effects of human overpopulation are not a matter of what some merely "think," they are a well-documented reality.