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Dekortage (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Actually you DO have to worry about "overcrowding" in many places. And having less people DOES take away problems. If a women have fewer children (say, 3 instead of 6), then infant mortality goes down, child mortality goes down, maternal mortality goes down -- significantly. The long-term economic impact of having too many kids is very apparent, as well: more mouths to feed means fewer opportunities for getting out of poverty, which means the kids will be starting at the bottom too.
Dekortage (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I fully agree with the "give a man a fish" principle (which is actually what EngenderHealth does for reproductive health, if you read through their web site) but I think you have missed the "exploitation of the poor" aspect of poverty, both locally and globally. This is not about people not working hard; it's about people not having options.
anon540 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
As far back as we have recorded history poverty ALWAYS has a reason. In this case there are two things that need to be fixed;A; Stop feeding all the food to rats, andB; Get up off your ass and do some work."Make the rich people work twice as hard to feed the people who won't" has never worked. There's an old saying.Give a man a fish:
anon540 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
So this deal with "killing babies is good for your health" is bullshit. I'm glad someone finally brought that out.
LordSlag (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Every pregnancy planned and wanted? SHIT, that doesn't happen in Britain or the United States of Jesus. Let's put our own affairs in order first, shall we?
Sentroshi (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Enough money? We had to use the big bail out bill
PivotMasterX4 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
weve got enough money for weapons and tanksSO WHY THE HELL NOT FOR FOOD FOR THE POOR COUNTRIES.
Joey198687Heller (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
let's just worrie about the US for a change.
Anniebh (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Sure, the less people you have to worry about, less worries. But that doesn't necessarily take away poverty, disease or crime. Like you said there's always going to be someone at the bottom who is either lazy or just less fortunate. Having less people here doesn't take away problems. Many solutions create new problems. Oh, and don't worry about "overcrowding" the world. People have been having kids for a long time.
khnulamei (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
landfill??? besides, old people die all the timr, giving the space to newborns. lazy ones should be taught by government ang guided not erradicated. otherwise there is no real growth. |
