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As much as I agree that the earth is overpopulated, I think better than taxing people is providing access to free birth control. A lot of people don't have acce

• TeMPOraL 11y ago
  Having many children is an economic issue, not access-to-birth-control issue. Poor families in third world countries will continue to mass-produce children because they can't afford not to. For the contraception to be used, we need to raise them out of poverty first.
  • Jemmeh 11y ago
    I think lack of ability to plan when and if you have a family is a contributor to poverty in many places. Children are expensive and time consuming. I've noticed here in the USA young girls getting pregnant and not being able to pursue higher education. I've also met some of my family in the Philippines who had many children by age 14. The husband's salary would pretty much all go to the children, and the wife would spend all day taking care of them. They are just trying to survive day to day-- little thought was given to trying to reach for anything higher. Most people with access to birth control have children-- just when they're more ready for it. Not only does this make them more financially steady, but they are happier, and the same goes for their children. "I find suggestive evidence that individuals’ access to contraceptives increased their children’s college completion, labor force participation, wages, and family incomes decades later." - Martha J. Bailey, an economics professor at the University of Michigan. Here's the article and link to her work. http://freakonomics.com/2013/10/09/the-long-term-effects-of-birth-control/ http://freakonomics.com/2013/10/09/the-long-term-effects-of-...