Why won't it work?

Question

Let's say we try to control population growth with education, family planning, and birth control. What are some of th social, economic, and environmental factors that might keep people from following those recommendations?

Answer 1

Poverty, religion, culture, and power. Poor people in under developed areas don't even know there is a population problem and rely on their children to help them survive. Some religions command their followers to have lots of children. Most people want children because they don't want to be alone in their old age, after their parents die. I know that is why I finally changed my mind and had 2 children rather late in life. Now my mother is dead, my father is getting pretty old, and my children are a great comfort to me. But I only have 2, so when my wife and I die, we will not have increased the population at all. And finally, power. The culture that out reproduces other cultures will take over the world. For example, the Palestinians who are still living in Israel and are legally Israeli citizens will probably take over Israel because they have a much higher birth rate than the Jews and will out number them by such a large margin in 100 years or so that any Jewish government will collapse.

Answer 2

Religions, especially the catholics and the bible thumpers would fight tooth and nail against any type of birth control or other family planning. They like to keep women barefoot and pregnant.