According to conservative analyst Julian Simon, the fact that the planet supports six times as many people as it did when Malthus was alive is cause for__________.

A. great concern
B. enacting laws to limit population
C. celebration about how productive the world has become
D. a major increase in spending to study environmental issues


Answer: C

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