Quote Originally Posted by jcustis View Post
We are campaigning against AIDS on the African continent. How does increasing the lifespan of a state's or continent's population serve our national interests, assuming that the benefits of longevity only serve to increase the competition for resources across the long run.
Taking it to the extreme the world might be at the first glance whith such a view be better off without the North Americans and European although I think this is currently a to big issue to tackle for the national interests of others.

In general I do think that education and the resulting decline in fertility of others is good news, although it is hard to estimate how exactly it effects the use of ressources. It is an aera which would be worth of personal study, as I know little of it. I just want to add that it is certainly a complex field, with technology, productivity and efficency playing also a big part.