This is actually a problem in modern China as well. Called the four-two-one problem[0], China's one-child policy has resulted in many adults having to care for

This is actually a problem in modern China as well. Called the four-two-one problem[0], China's one-child policy has resulted in many adults having to care for 2 parents and 4 grandparents, since they have no siblings. This may not be as big of a problem in America, since it has a slightly higher fertility rate than China (2.05 children per female, versus 1.79 in China). But given stagnating wages and skyrocketing healthcare costs, it could very well turn out to be worse on the whole. 0: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-child_policy#The_.22four-two-one.22_problem http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-child_policy#The_.22four-tw...