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1) I understand your point, but according to this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_population http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_population It only took a
by pagekalisedown 15y ago
1) I understand your point, but according to this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_population http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_population
It only took a decade to go from 6 to 7 billion. We can build up a population in the blink of an eye.
2) Do parents have children to bring more tax payers into the world? :) Ponzi scheme or not, people taking the time to establish themselves first means fewer children, but also fewer neglected children.
- sliverstorm 15y agoDo parents have children to bring more tax payers into the world? :) You say it like it's a silly idea, but not long ago people in America had children expressly for the purpose of helping around the farm, and in Asian cultures there is still an explicit overtone that parents have children so that they have someone to depend upon in old age. And by 'explicit overtone', I mean your parents say it to your face and you become a social pariah if you abandon your family- at least as best I understand it from my Asian friends.
- mrphoebs 15y agoAgreed, in asia a family unit is not just parents and their children. It involves, grandparents, and great grandparents if they are around. It's not a "you have to take care of me" kind of a deal but something like "family takes care of itself" -> when you have kids, grandparents help out actively in raising them, then you are adults you help your parents, physicall, financially. Families often have assets stowed away as a collective unit.