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Western countries don't have an issue with overpopulation. In Europe the population is actually falling slightly. Most agree this is due to more widely available contraception combined with the fact that people don't want children till they are older these days, because of careers.

In China there already are population control measures in place. If you have more than one child, they tax the shit out of you. A good idea I reckon. More less developed countries should adopt this approach.

This disturbs me immensely.

Here's another way of phrasing this:
Bullets are cheaper than social programs.

BTW My ideas on the death penalty (Texas yeehaaaa) - I support it for death penalty offenses.  I do not support life sentences.  Shorten the term or death penalty.  So indirectly I agree...but have one bone to pick over.

The reason this disturbs me concerns deciding the limits.  What qualifies as a leech on society?  Who decides?  How can it possibly be fair?

Soilent Green...

SuperSlowYo wrote:

Soilent Green...

...IS PEEEPOLE!!!

well of course there can't just be some blanket intelligence test, but I do think there needs to be some sore of qualification to bring a life into the world.  Seriously, any idiot can have a kid - the problem is any idiot has a kid, they have many kids, in fact, they have more kids than productive members of society.  We're breeding ourselves out of the gene pool.

Some consideration needs to be given to the capacity of the individual or dyad to bring and support a life into this world.  Such capacity encompasses not only fiscal ability to support a child, but emotional capacity and yes, even intelligence.  Do I portend to know ANY foolproof way to develop and impliment this so as NOT to simply be a fascist?  No, absolutely not.  But I support the theory.  I just don't know of a way to do it that wouldn't be generally absurd.

And before everyone and their brother starts talking about Arian supremacy and how I'm a nazi blah blah blah, I'm not saying that you need to be rich, or a genius, or any of that - just able to support a child.  If you're homeless and on welfare - you don't really need to be thinking about adding children to your load.  There is a middle ground, and yes it needs to be explored.

Yes, the PRC does not quite do it right.  I applaud the underlying thought process, but not at all the implimentation.

In any event, this is one of our present methods of population control.  The REALLY pathetic part is the slag in this instance is still around - and able to continue to breed.  Where's a Darwin Award when you need it?  Personally, I think we can do a bit better.  Like it or not, offended or not - that's 100% fucking true.  Refute that.

Last edited by PuckMercury (2006-09-13 20:24:36)

AlbertWesker[RE] wrote:

RoosterCantrell wrote:

. In a world thats, scientifically and technically speaking, overpopulated three fold .

So I have a question, why do you say that the world is overpopulated threefold....there is a LOT more land space than there are people.  Maybe RESOURCES wise, you might have a sliver of a case, but going there, there are a lot of resources that aren't going to run out in the near future.  But EVENTUALLY population will reach a max, but it isn't anytime soon.

Actually three fold overpopulation is a rather optimistic view of the situation.

If you're planning to rape this planet for every stinking cent she's got before eradicating ourselves then yes, you are right Wesker.

If you are planning on survival and are trying to create a kind of balance with everything else on this planet to assure that there actually will be a future for the entire planet then no, you are sadly mistaken.

Funny. In taiwan the birthrate is declining... well its up to sexy ninja to repopulate

'AlbertWesker[RE wrote:

(at least until we can make space colonies  )

Don't worry, we will never get that far.

ever thought of dying to make some room for the rest of us?

You may want to take a look at "Eugenics". Promoting a cleaner and healthier world by improving the human gene pool. The American  and British governments, among others no doubt, were allegedly practicing this in the early 20th century before and around the time of WW 1. Then Germany jumped on board but alas took it too far or not far enough, depending on your opinions. I think eugenics, to a degree are still practiced by leading first world governments to perhaps a lesser scale according to ethical laws.
I really don't know that much about it but since you brought it up I thought I'd point your interests in this direction. See what ya think.

Worldwide on child policy.