because there was a news artical on yahoo the other day were they were talking about how resorces were running out . also i have heard that by the year 2025 birth rates will double thats alot of people do you think that maybe some countries will have birth qoutas that say you are only aloud to have 2 children or 3 children ? the USA is a free country and i think we should have as many children we want but at the rate things are going im not so shure about having alot of kids ! oh and by the way quotas are were the make u have only so many children . just making sure u know .
2006-10-27 08:27:42 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
I think there are just a *few* others who need that first...we at least can support the children that we have for the most part...
I won't point fingers, but I can think of 3 other countries, without even thinking hard, who can't say that....
Personal control is first, I had one child & that is all I wanted because of that fact.
2006-10-27 08:36:18 · answer #1 · answered by fairly smart 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd hate to see it come to that but I wouldn't rule it out. The human population of the world is now around 6.5 billion. The research says the world can support up to 8 billion if things stay the way they are. We'll reach 8 billion easily in the next 25 years so the earth will be "full".
Then take into account the predictions about global warming. If these turn out to be facts, we can toss that 8 billion figure out and lower it by quite a bit. Farmlands and forests and fishing grounds will not be as they are currently. So the earth may only be able to support 5 billion (admittedly random number outta my @$$). So that means a bunch of people are not going to live and a whole bunch more are not going to live very well.
I'd hate to see a mandatory limit. I'd rather see the government make changes that encourage smaller families. We currently get tax advantages for having more kids, more standard deductions, more government programs like foods stamps and welfare. You get more if you have more kids.
How about some tax advantages for families with few or no children. Tax benifits for stable married couples with 2 or less children. I'd also like to see adoption programs get a huge push so couples would more strongly consider adoption.
Encouragement > Enforcement
2006-10-27 15:54:09 · answer #2 · answered by Tom G 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why? There's no such thing as "population explosion" anymore. In industrial countries, such as Russia, Germany, Italy, Japan and Spain the opposite problem exists. President Putin of Russia has proposed that Russia pay women to have children to remedy a "critical" population outlook which in his country is declining by 700,000 a year.
2006-10-27 15:41:00 · answer #3 · answered by mstrywmn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem is with 3rd world countries who have 6 to 8 kids per family on average. It is not with Western nations who are having barely enough children to sustain their population and thus ensure enough future tax payers to finance their social program in the European countries.
2006-10-27 15:38:16 · answer #4 · answered by scarlettt_ohara 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Malthusian theory has been disproven. Don't worry so much about the number of people in the world and whether we have enough resources, worry more about the current people and their per capita resource use. That needs to be lowered drastically, and especially in the U.S.
2006-10-27 15:50:17 · answer #5 · answered by trueblue88 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Uh sweetie Yahoo isn't a reliable news source. The U.S. population wouldn't stand for it.
2006-10-27 15:30:13 · answer #6 · answered by only p 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think there should be parenting licenses. Everyone who wanted to have a kid would get checked out by social workers just like if they were going to adopt. If you wouldn't pass an adoption home study, no kids for you.
2006-10-27 15:32:08 · answer #7 · answered by calliope320 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You never know what will come in the future, but I would hope not. China already has this restriction.
2006-10-27 15:31:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I doubt it..
but we sure need to deport about 12 million illegal aliens, seal off our borders and limit future legal immigration....
2006-10-27 15:34:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why didn't your mother volunteer? Did you ever attend school? Your use of spelling and grammar is atrocious.
2006-10-29 14:15:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋