benefit of the corporate world. Tombo : 23 Dec 2010 10:53:00pm So in this debate its important to ask a question about what the benefit of a healthy economy is? What is the benefit to the members of this society of all this economic growth? Is it so that our kids will benefit from this or that someone elses kids will, or that no-one will benefit because its too crowded? Do we work harder and smarter each year for less and less because we've got to share more and keep our own wages low? Why again? Phil : Additionally, population growth actually erodes prosperity, which has a basic definition of GDP per capita. Others would go further an use some sort of Human Development Index or triple bottom line. Germany has negative population growth rate of -0.05% and GDP growth of 2.3% (June quarter) and 0.70% (September quarter). Japan has a negative population growth rate of -0.19% and GDP growth of 0.37% (June quarter) and 1.1% (September quarter). Germany and Japan both have positive growth in GDP and in terms of GDP per capita, Germany and Japan are growing much faster then Australia, as expected with the lower population growth, higher prosperity correlation. For reference, Australia's had 1.7%+ population growth rate, GDP growth of 1.2% (June quarter) and 0.2% (September Quarter). Roger : 23 Dec 2010 10:44:48am The vast majority of the Australian community wants an end to immigration-driven population growth but the politicians only listen to their business sponsors