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Re: Overpopulation and possible answers.

We could just make it illegal to have children if under the age of 18 or perhaps 21...after all, technically speaking, drinking ages are put in place because younger individuals are too irresponsible. So why should it be any different when having children? A 16-year-old child can have their own child but can't even buy a glass of wine? This can at least clear up some teen pregnancy stats.
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Originally Posted by Boerseun
Matter of fact, give tax-breaks to anybody undergoing a vasectomy after his first child all over the world. Enforce a one-child family policy all over the world, until the population reaches 1 billion. Then maintain a two-child family ad infinitum.
But that's just me.
Along with your idea of tax breaks, anyone who wants to have children should have a mandatory yearly fee imposed for each child. Or perhaps the number of children allowed per houshold should be dependent on household income. This could maybe reduce the amount of children living in poor conditions, on welfare, or even homeless...key word being maybe.
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