Would a 1-child policy for people below a certain income be a good idea?

[Midnight FM]

If poor people didn't have children, this would eliminate the cycle of poverty and the need for expenses that aid poor families and children.

Even if they weren't completely barred from having children, maybe a 1-child policy would have some positive effect. I'm not specifically advocating the idea, just putting it up for debate.

 

[MarcATL]

What do you envision the penalty for breaking this authoritarian policy will be OP?

 

[Midnight FM]

What do you envision the penalty for breaking this authoritarian policy will be OP?

Sterilization or mandatory abortion is what I assume the penalty would be.

 

[Mac-7]

If poor people didn't have children, this would eliminate the cycle of poverty and the need for expenses that aid poor families and children.

Even if they weren't completely barred from having children, maybe a 1-child policy would have some positive effect. I'm not specifically advocating the idea, just putting it up for debate.

Just limit Aid to Families With Dependent Children, AFDC, to one child

In which case welfare bums will have no incentive to get pregnant again

 

[Meathead]

If poor people didn't have children, this would eliminate the cycle of poverty and the need for expenses that aid poor families and children.

Even if they weren't completely barred from having children, maybe a 1-child policy would have some positive effect. I'm not specifically advocating the idea, just putting it up for debate.

Actually, a no child policy would be even better.

 

[Midnight FM]

Just limit Aid to Families With Dependent Children, AFDC to one child

In which case welfare bums will have no incentive to get pregnant again

Bullshit. People get pregnant because sex is a biological drive. People may take advantage of government programs once they've had a child, but a person rationally deciding to get pregnant in order to receive aid would be unusual.

Even in countries like Africa, people will continue to have children even if they starve to death.

 

[The Irish Ram]

If poor people didn't have children, this would eliminate the cycle of poverty and the need for expenses that aid poor families and children.

Even if they weren't completely barred from having children, maybe a 1-child policy would have some positive effect. I'm not specifically advocating the idea, just putting it up for debate.

You belong in China. They have all kinds of stupid ideas you'd love. They had a 1 child policy, and got rid of worthless girl babies and the boy babies grew up and there was no one to marry and have babies.
Right up your alley...

 

[Mac-7]

Bullshit. People get pregnant because sex is a biological drive. People may take advantage of government programs once they've had a child, but a person rationally deciding to get pregnant in order to receive aid would be unusual.

Even in countries like Africa, people will continue to have children even if they starve to death.

If you dont think that for many women in America having sex and producing welfare babies is a profession then you have led a sheltered life

 

[ColonelAngus]

A no stupid post policy at USMB would be a better idea.

The current birth rate in the US is below the replacement rate.

 

[Midnight FM]

You belong in China. They have all kinds of stupid ideas you'd love. They had a 1 child policy, and got rid of worthless girl babies and the boy babies grew up and there was no one to marry and have babies.
Right up your alley...

I'm just giving a realistic solution to people who complain about the use of government welfare to support poor children and families.

If they supported abortion or 1-child policies, that would be a realistic way of dealing with the problem, but what they seem to prefer to do is gripe about it incessantly while being unwilling to actually do anything about it.

 

[Midnight FM]

If you dont think that for many women having sex and producing welfare babies is a profession then you have led a sheltered life

People have sex because its a biological drive shared with animals. Not being able to support the children won't stop them from acting on it. The children will just starve to death like they do in Africa.

 

[Midnight FM]

The current birth rate in the US is below the replacement rate.

No one who constantly mentions this has managed to address why it matters, especially given that the US population is drastically larger today than what it was just 100 years ago.

 

[Anomalism]

Ask China how that worked out for them.

 

[Mac-7]

People have sex because its a biological drive shared with animals. Not being able to support the children won't stop them from acting on it. The children will just starve to death like they do in Africa.

If you can concede that women are better than animals, then also concede that for humans getting pregnant is optional

 

[Midnight FM]

If you can concede that women are better than animals then concede that for humans getting pregnant is optional

You're trying to argue that people would stop having sex if resources to support children weren't there. They aren't.

And if a person's game plan in life is to have babies to receive aid, then they obviously aren't people who value responsibility, so expecting them to stop having sex is patently absurd.

All the evidence indicates that people will continue having sex, and that children will starve to death.

 

[Auld Phart]

If poor people didn't have children, this would eliminate the cycle of poverty and the need for expenses that aid poor families and children.

Even if they weren't completely barred from having children, maybe a 1-child policy would have some positive effect. I'm not specifically advocating the idea, just putting it up for debate.

communist China seems to think so.

 

[Mac-7]

You're trying to argue that people would stop having sex if resources to support children weren't there. They aren't.

And if a person's game plan in life is to have babies to receive aid, then they obviously aren't people who value responsibility, so expecting them to stop having sex is patently absurd.

I dont think female welfare bums are stupid

The know about and have access to ways to prevent pregnancy

 

[The Irish Ram]

I'm just giving a realistic solution to people

So did the Chinese government. How did that work out? Are you nuts?

 

[ColonelAngus]

No one who constantly mentions this has managed to address why it matters, especially given that the US population is drastically larger today than what it was just 100 years ago.

The boomers are about to all die.

Come on. You know better than the tripe you are posting.

Boomers are 60s to 80 now.

That HUGE POST WAR DEMOGRAPHIC OF 70 million is going to be reduced SIGNIFICANTLY in 10 years.

In 20 years, they will basically all be gone.

Young people are now having children at the replacement rate.

 

[Midnight FM]

The boomers are about to all die.

Come on. You know better than the tripe you are posting.

Boomers are 60s to 80 now.

That HUGE POST WAR DEMOGRAPHIC OF 70 million is going to be reduced SIGNIFICANTLY in 10 years.

In 20 years, they will basically all be gone.

Young people are now having children at the replacement rate.

You still haven't stated why it matters if they are replaced or not. If population decreases, why is that a problem?