World Wide... One Child Policy

[BridgeTroll]

overpopulation will expand all the other issues into a global catastrophe

"global catastrophe" and "end to our planet" are very different things.  Which apocalyptic vision do you have for this over population issue you seem to find so dire?

[JaxNative68]

there are many possibilities that could turn the human race upon itself even greater than it is now creating global war and destruction that could make this planet uninhabitable:

lack of clean water
lack of enough farm land for adequate food production
lack of enough energy
lack of ways to eliminate waste
pollution that turns our oceans an other waterways even more toxic
religious clashes due to population densities
political clashes due to population densities
cultural clashes due to population densities
financial issues with supply and demand of life sustaining products
the disparager between the rich and poor will grow even greater
the lack of inhabitable land for population expansion without leveling the rain forests

I’m sure there are many more items to put on this list, but I really don’t care to put the energy into it.

[redglittercoffin]

there are many possibilities that could turn the human race upon itself even greater than it is now creating global war and destruction that could make this planet uninhabitable:

lack of clean water
lack of enough farm land for adequate food production
lack of enough energy
lack of ways to eliminate waste
pollution that turns our oceans an other waterways even more toxic
religious clashes due to population densities
political clashes due to population densities
cultural clashes due to population densities
financial issues with supply and demand of life sustaining products
the disparager between the rich and poor will grow even greater
the lack of inhabitable land for population expansion without leveling the rain forests

I’m sure there are many more items to put on this list, but I really don’t care to put the energy into it.

Won't all of those clashes and limited resources, in effect, limit the population growth?

[JeffreyS]

On the discovery channel one show said in prim-apes sperm count goes up with competition for females and down in apes more assured of their position with their mates.

[Dog Walker]

??  That doesn't effect population, if that's what you are getting at.  It only takes one or two if she is going to have twins.

[Reaper man]

lack of enough energy

...

I’m sure there are many more items to put on this list, but I really don’t care to put the energy into it.

See, we're already having to conserve energy! We're doomed! ;p

[Doctor_K]

I remember a tv show or something from decades ago, it had a lotto where people would win an opportunity to give their life for the greater good of the planet. They seemed excited... Anyone willing to be first?

I think that was part of the plot of an episode of Sliders.

[Johnny]

That's it... good job Doctor! Only an episode too, it must have had some impact for both of us to remember it. 

[JaxNative68]

Not willling to be first, but can I nominate a few people?

[Johnny]

I found it, for anyone that wants it for research. lol

http://www.hulu.com/watch/13494/sliders-the-luck-of-the-draw

[fatcat]

there are several episodes in Star trek discuss various way of dealing with limited resources. We can discuss the detail in a different thread.

As for population control, consider our current government policy:
1. for people who pays tax: each child means more tax deduction
2. For people receive refundable tax credits: each child means eligibility and/or more tax credit
3. For people receive assistant in housing: children means eligibility and/or larger house
4. For people receives food stamps: each additional children means more food stamps
5. For people without children: pay for the public schools and youth programs that spend on other people's children and donate to the boy scout/girl scout like organization that children of your neighbors or colleagues.

if people react to incentives, what is the motivation of giving all these incentives?

[buckethead]

A tax on consumption rather that taxing income with deductions, would de-incentivize overbreeding, while rewarding conservation, saving and investment.

Too bad nothing of the sort has ever been proposed.

[JagFan07]

A tax on consumption rather that taxing income with deductions, would de-incentivize overbreeding, while rewarding conservation, saving and investment.

Too bad nothing of the sort has ever been proposed.

The Fair Tax addresses this while not penalizing our most needy citizens.

http://fairtax.org

[Johnny]

The Fair Tax addresses this while not penalizing our most needy citizens.

http://fairtax.org

Indeed

[buckethead]

The Fair Tax addresses this while not penalizing our most needy citizens.

http://fairtax.org

Indeed

So you guys are telling me that a consuption tax, that eliminates the poorest Americans from any tax liability (including payroll taxes), eliminates taxation on income, eliminates corporate taxes (a huge boon to our econonmy... Watch the investment money rush back to our shores), rewards saving and investment, is revenue nuetral, effectively puts imports on a level playing field with American produced goods, encourages conservation, and does not reward overbreeding has been proposed?

There is no way, because congress would be foolish not to enact such smart and effective legislation.



Sorry, I don't believe you.