The Global Food Crisis. Why is noone talking about it?

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NJ5 said:

megaman79 said:
Problem with population control is no country wants to limit their own growth and power by limiting their capacity to increase numbers.

China tries but the reality is no one is policed outside of major cities and towns. And most people consider it barbaric of that country to have a one child policy anyway, its an even tougher question.

Maybe there are better ways to do it... A good start would be to not glorify/give bonuses to people who have more kids than fingers. Give some economic incentive to people with less than three kids for example.

The problem is that in developed countries, many people don't care about the economic side (at least not yet), and in developing countries, people haven't been educated about condoms and/or can't afford them. Giving them for free would solve this problem, and how much would that really cost?

 

I don't think the population growth in developing countries has to do with education or the affordability of condoms ...

You have to understand the difference in how children are seen in the developed western countries, and countries that are developing. In the developed western countries a child is (primarily) seen as a drain on your resources and anyone who has more than a couple of children is sacrificing their standard of living, in contrast in the developing world children are seen as an investment because they can start earning money at a (very) early age and will take care of you when you 'retire.'

The best way to control population is to focus on develop the undeveloped countries around the world, but this is not (necessarily) easy because you will find resistance from the useless children of wealthy people who think that the lifestyle in developing nations is "quaint" and shouldn't be disturbed.