Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< what other possible ways do we have to lessen the population on this planet? >>> Capital punishment
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Not that I think it's a GOOD solution, mind you, but there's always Chinese-style limitations on family size. India is expected to overtake China as the world's most populous country sometime before 2050.
Originally Posted By Labuda Yeah, people like Octomom should be sterilized. And, yes I know how right-wing that makes me sound, and I apoligize, but OY - quality of life, people!!!
Originally Posted By Sara Tonin Oh great....just when I'm down to maybe a decade before retirement we want to reduce population. Less people to pay social security taxes. I'll have to live under a bridge and eat dry catfood.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney It's not our country, or most industrialized countries for that matter, that have a population problem. In college I took a "world food and population crisis" class. <<<Environmental Studies Major! In the class it said our country was not growing in popluation due to births, but more immigration. People born in the US had, on average, less then 1 child per person, which would lead to a reduction in the population overall. That said, what needs to take place is a teaching in less industrialized countries. Women need schooling to build self-worth. They need to be taught that child-bearing is not all they are good for, that they can read, and write, and work if they want to. The poorest areas of these countries seem to be where the most children are born. Birth control should be taught there, if for nothing else, so fewer children die of hunger, thirst and disease. Also, cows are a big problem. I like an occasional hamburger as much as the next person, but cows take up huge amounts of water and grain, enough to end world hunger, and they produce very little meat in return. I don't mean dairy cows, I mean those we raise to eat. They also pollute the air with gases that contribute to global warming. Needless to say, after that class I didn't eat beef for 2 years. I still rarely do.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney Sorry, I totally forgot what this thread was about when I posted my long post!!!
Originally Posted By DyGDisney I don't like sea kittens, but I eat mostly poultry. I like ham and bacon but rarely eat them. Tonight it's ground turkey tacos!
Originally Posted By piperlynne There is a serious food fixation in World Events. The fact that we can go from a topic about the phlegmy snotty hacking swine flu to talking about food just highlights that fact LOL.
Originally Posted By Labuda Of course we are - we're Americans! Land of the free and home of the fat!
