Should there be laws to control the human population in America?

Question

Some conspiracies suggest that a few countries have chemicals put into the peoples food to make them infertile.

What we know now is that China takes a steps by raising taxes for families with more than two children. Still their population is rapidly rising.

In third world countries people want to make a lot of children to ensure social security. They will have someone to take care of them when they get old.

I suggested to my teacher that we should only breed during the spring like other animals do.

So don't you think we should have laws to control the human population?

It would solve all the worlds issues. Hunger, we will have more food for more people. Energy and polution, we will use less energy and make less pollution. More money, the money won't be scattered since the amount of holders is reduced. (e.g.100 dollars split 1 dollar per person when theres 100 people vs 10 dollars per person when theres 10 people.) More space for humans, animals and plants. More air :)

Putting chemicals in the food is bad. I don't want governments to do that.

I'm also not saying that we should stop helping to feed the hungry.

I just want to know what you guys think.

Some students and teachers disagree with me at school. They say that they can just grow more plants.

Hello, where's the space for the plants.

Right now the price of corn went up because they are trying to make energy and food out of it plus they need more space. They say they just don't have enough.

Answer 1

Human overpopulation is definitely a huge issue impacting the environment. My science professor said that most or even all of the other issues of the environment's causes all go back to the increasing population of humans on the planet (global warming, habitat destruction, pollution/peticides, etc.)

I don't think it's reasonable to force a law restricting the children the people of America can have, but believe highly in education and protection to persuade people to have less children.

Answer 2

I think you should read "Malthus on Population" by Thomas Malthus. You'll enjoy it a great deal. He was an economist. There is also "Essay on the Principal of Population" by the same author.

Were you aware that there were a series of narrowly avoided mass starvation's in the past 100 years? It's a fascinating history, basically look back at nitrates (bat guano) for fertilizer, the dust bowl, crop rust, Indian crop failure. Effectively it's the history of wheat productions since 1900. You'll love it.

I disagree with the concept creating laws to limit population growth in most areas. It simply won't work. What are you going to do kill the babies that are illegally produced? Chemical castration? Forced tubal ligation? Much better off creating an incentive program or cost program for bearing additional children if you want to control it.

Not sure that population growth is actually a problem anyway. Why do you think it is? Hunger? No hunger has been solved we just haven't put in place the necessary systems to distribute food. Pollution? China and India have the largest populations but are not nearly the largest polluters in total are they (not positive I haven't researched this but it would be easy enough to find out)? Money? Money is pointless it is production that's important and more people=more production right?

Answer 3

All they really need to do is to repeal laws that reward and encourage population growth. No matter how much some people think it is just a choice it is far from JUST a choice. If it were just a choice there would be no dependent deductions, EITC or anything else that takes money from one person who has no children and gives it to those with children. There are also a large number of people who feel we must have an ever increasing population or heaven forbid we would have no growth. The problem with that theory is that there will come a time when no matter what the technological advances we will not be able to supply some needed item for that "magical" number to survive. (just look at how many areas are now rationing water in some manner - in ten years at this rate we'll be taking showers every third day) By then it's too late! I look at it this way - If you want to have a kid or even 20 kids fine with me. But you shouldn't expect me or anyone else to give you one cent to house, feed, educate, or raise YOUR kids. Until that same person allows me into their bedroom (or wherever they do it) and I agree to fund their DECISION I don't feel inclined to help in any capacity.

Answer 4

The most frightening words in any language are "I'm from the government and I'm here to help you."

For your information all the gloom and doom predictions of famine and mass starvation if we don't "control" population growth date back over 200 years.

In 1798 Thomas Robert Malthus wrote "An Essay on the Principles of Population". Malthus predicted that "... population would outrun food supply...".

In the Dec. 1967 issue of 'New Scientist', Paul Ehrlich predicted that "... the world would experience famines sometime between 1970 and 1985 due to population growth outstripping resources...".

Well the record shows both these doomsayers were wrong.

If you do the math, you'll find that the entire population of the world could live in single-family homes on average sized (100' x 100') lots in the area of square miles of land in the state of Texas. That's allowing for access roads and streets.

Now read this slowly and commit it to memory:

There are no solutions, only trade-offs. There. Are. No. Solutions. Only. Trade. Offs. If you want more of "A" then you must be satisfied with less of "B".

Answer 5

If we want to reduce our population we don't need any new laws, all we need to do is stop immigration. If not for immigration our population would not be increasing long term. The fertility rate of US born women is well below replacement level just like European countries. The Government has a policy of increasing the population of young working age people to keep the economy growing after the baby boomers retire. Ten percent of US residents are foreign born, more if you count illegal immigrants, and immigrants have more children on average than do native born citizens.

The fertility rate for the whole world has been falling for decades and the wold population is expected to peak in 2050 and the start to fall as the current young generation dies, because in most countries they are not having enough babies to replace themselves. See
http://www.nationmaster.com/red/graph/peo_tot_fer_rat-people-total-fertility-rate/AFR&b_map=1

Answer 6

One of the biggest problems we have in the U.S. is to allow young, unmarried women to continue having babies so the rest of us tax payers have to pay for them. This is totally wrong. If they cannot be more responsible for themselves , then the government should step in and make them sterile.
I for one and tried of paying for all these not responsible people who continually abuse our system. No other country will allow this to go on for so long and not hold these people accountable. Children need a mother and a father to give them love and show an interest in their up bringing. This is the very reason why our crime is at an all time high.

Answer 7

The government has no right to mess with peoples food to make them infertile.
The government does have the right to make irresponsible
breeding less profittable.
The high schools can teach about the social and financial aspects of childbearing, besides the typical "how babies are made" sex ed. that we got.

Answer 8

Definately not! None of the world's problems would be solved by population control! Only fascists and liberals hold out such nonsensical proposals as solutions. The fascists are too blinded by intolerance to devise real workable solutions, and liberals will use any problem as an excuse to devise scemes which help them project power over groups of people.

World hunger is a problem of distribution, not supply. There is enough food produced today to provide everyone with an adequate diet and modern advances in agriculture enable farmers to increase crop yields year after year. Think about that the next time you see someone not eat all the food on their plate. Ask someone who works in a restaurant how much food they throw away each day because it was "out of date" or someone sent it back because it wasn't cooked to their liking. Wherever people can afford to buy food, someone will produce and sell it. It's one of the truths in this world.

We have the ability to produce more power than everyone needs. It's called nuclear, solar, wind, geothermal, and many other sourses which are available. Some people can't afford to buy "power" because their governments don't foster a vibrant economy, education, and the freedom to pursue one's dreams. Wherever people can afford power, someone will produce and sell it. It's another of the truths of this world.

Pollution is a bad thing, but not a terrible thing. The earth deals with polution on it's own terms. Several years ago, the "Exxon Valdeze" ran aground in Prince Georges Sound and leaked out a lot of crude oil. Many fish, birds, and animals died from this. The radical environmentalists screamed bloody murder and some laws got passed which made oil tankers much safer. Despite their dire predictions about how many centuries the area would be ruined and useless, naturally occuring oil-eating bacteria went to work and broke-down the oil. Things are pretty normal there now. Civilizations have been polluting this planet for many thousands of years and there are few signs of it except for the very recent incidents This too, the Earth will heal. Wherever there is pollution, the Earth will eventually correct it. It's another truth of this world.

Not enough money to go around? Governments can print all the money the want. Our Federal Reserve Bank adds or removes money from our economy in this country all the time. It's the mechanism they use to control inflation. Where people "produce" through their labor, governments will provide them with money so they can tax them. It the truth.

You must live in a big city. In this country, the majority of the people live within 50 miles of the coast. Those people mistakenly believe we are crowded/overpopulated. I have flown across this county at low altitude and can assure you there are many states where you can go mile after mile after mile without seeing a sign of human activity. People live in crouded areas by choice because they like what the big cities have to offer. Modern communications are maing it easier for pople to work from home, no matter where home is. It's one of the real solutions to the problem of population density, and that's the truth. Liberals try to scare us about overpopulation so they can pass laws which give them more control over our lives.

There are more trees, birds and wildlife in this country today than there were when the pilgrims landed on these shores. That's another "inconvenient truth". Liberals lie about that so they can control our lives and activities.

Misguided people have been predicting dire consequences from "overpopulation" for many, many years. None of their predictions have been born out because overpopulation is not the problem, supression of freedom and poor governance is the problem.

The most important thing you can learn is that freedom is THE answer to all the world's woes. Little by little, liberals intend to erode everyone's freedom and gain power for themselves by turning one group against another. It's called "divide and conquer" and it's the biggest threat faced by the human race. Whenever someone tells you some human activity needs to be controlled in order to solve a problem, know that they are your enemy! That's the Truth!

Answer 9

Yes, idiotic trash on welfare shouldn't be allowed to have any children. It doesn't take a degree in neuroscience to work in Dunkin Donut's, and they should at least be responsible enough to work there.

If you can't keep a job, or you're a drug addict, you shouldn't have kids. The population is already polluted enough with trash, don't need more wastes of space coming being everyday.

Answer 10

If you believe overpopulation is so bad, why haven't you committed suicide yet? Put up or shut up.