Restriction of children

March 28th, 2004

Alright this will sound really radical, but I think the USA should limit the amount of children parents can have to two. Once you have two, the female should get the procedure that won't allow her to have kids anymore. I was reading something on the internet about the planet having a population of 20 billion in the next 50 years. That personally freaks the shit out of me. If anything, we should be shrinking.

~~nameChanged~~ · March 28th, 2004

Heh,
Most developed countries have negative population growth. In the region of 0.5 to 5% if I remeber rightly.
People can afford & do use birth control in large numbers.
The population explotion is happening in countries such as India & to some extend China etc. (even now) just because of their sheer numbers. 1 billion+ pop. each.
It would help to lower the population to instigate a war between these two nations (not).
Disease could possibly have a drastic effect at some stage - the effectiveness of anti-biotics & their creation/discovery are both on the wane.
What is bitter for our generation is that projections of future growth of wealth from previous decades for the 1st world economies were always based on the short-sighted notion that population would continue to grow from the years after WWII. However now it is receding there are going to be more old than young replacing them. This has a very real effect on the amount of money to pay for services & healthcare etc. The old are becoming an increasing burden on a dwindling active work force economy.
Kill all the oldies (not)!
No do. (not)
Do what you like - its your funeral - eventually.

***pInK_eLePhAnT*** · March 28th, 2004

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Originally Posted by Irrelevant

Alright this will sound really radical, but I think the USA should limit the amount of children parents can have to two. Once you have two, the female should get the procedure that won't allow her to have kids anymore. I was reading something on the internet about the planet having a population of 20 billion in the next 50 years. That personally freaks the shit out of me. If anything, we should be shrinking.

it's not the usa that has to be limiting the number of children people can have. and if they eventually decide to do that, it's a way simpler procedure for the guys to get their tubes tied than for women.
but anyways, zero's right. western countries have a negative birth rate. it's asian countries that are way over populated.

Nkenobi · March 28th, 2004

I personaly don't care. I believe God will provide, besides, I also beleive the end of the world is soon. I have nor worry what so ever on the subject.

***CorT*** · March 28th, 2004

god I hope this world does end soon, NK.

and yeah, it's the Asian countries that need to take action on this.

***ScOrPY*** · March 28th, 2004

Here in Australia less people are giving birth than after ww2, but i agree with cort

***WiseBobo*** · March 28th, 2004

Absolutely not. There is no reason for anyone to not be able to give birth to a child as long as they can support it. Natural Selection has it's own bearings to go about, and yes you can point me towards India, and I can point you towards the morgue as well.

***ScOrPY*** · March 29th, 2004

I think you can give birth, but if you can look after a child then you should not

~~nameChanged~~ · March 29th, 2004

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Originally Posted by WiseBobo

...no reason for anyone to not be able to give birth to a child as long as they can support it. Natural Selection has it's own bearings to go about, and yes you can point me towards India, and I can point you towards the morgue as well.

?
It's the last statement that really threw me. Tired.
You may be orientated towards India at this very moment, as in you are facing in the direction of its bearing from where you are.
How is this significant?

***ScOrPY*** · March 29th, 2004

I think he mean all the indians births plus all the deaths in the world balance out