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  • Re: Population control

    For the life of me I can't figure out why so many people equate not having children with endless years of loneliness and emptiness. Is that why people have children? As a guarantee that someone will love them when they're old? I'd say that's a crummy and selfish reason to have kids. My husband and I have opted not to have children; we spend many ...
    Posted to Green Room by mbk21 on September 19, 2007

  • Re: Global Swarming

    I agree with this line of thinking: I tend to think of humans as a virus on this planet -- we will continue to grow and populate as long as there are resources to sustain us and our myriad children. I am somewhat comforted by the fact that nature does have the power to curb populations; we see it all the time in populations of wild animals. Once ...
    Posted to Green Room by mbk21 on September 19, 2007

  • Re: Original Sin

    Hooray! Someone is telling it as the environmental problem really is, that humans will consume and produce waste no matter what. Of course the more humans, the more consumption and waste. Not just Americans need to control population growth but every country and immigrant on the planet. We can ill afford the environmental and economical impact.
    Posted to Green Room by mtnsshore on September 14, 2007

  • Re: Tax Break for the Childless/Tax Large Families

    ''Why do we in the US get to deduct more from our taxes for each dependant (child) that we have when more children require more resources from our governments?'' Ummm, because more children become more workers who in turn become more taxpayers, who in turn support people through social welfare programs? Duh. Look at the situation today - there ...
    Posted to Green Room by jasonmalcolmiii on September 13, 2007

  • a modest proposal

    One idea I rarely see mentioned in these discussions is the importance of delayed reproduction. This is just a matter of logic - think of it this way: scenario A: a couple who has two children when they are 20ish will have 16 descendents after 80 years, assuming their descendents follow the same pattern scenario B: a couple who has two children ...
    Posted to Green Room by SIgh on September 13, 2007