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That seems wildly unlikely to me. Most people have kids. That's it. They sure as hell don't plan them out and make sure they will be able to provide for them. W
by lnanek2 13y ago
That seems wildly unlikely to me. Most people have kids. That's it. They sure as hell don't plan them out and make sure they will be able to provide for them. What's next, do you think most people plan out and save for their retirement too? Why do you think we need a social security program instead of just letting people expect to be able to retire? Answer: people don't.
- DanBC 13y ago> They sure as hell don't plan them out and make sure they will be able to provide for them. But they don't start from a position of being dirt poor, in a situation where they don't have land to farm. They start with having land, and seed, and health. And then HIV/AIDS kills the family, removing a generation, leaving young children and grandparents to farm. Or there's a drought, lasting five years, destroying crops. Or there's a flood, destroying livestock. Or their main crop (eg Quinoa) becomes fashionable, driving up prices, leaving them without food. The sentence I'm responding to is: _People who reproduce when they don't have a reasonable expectation of feeding their offspring._ but actually people are successful farmers who's life changes after multiple, year on year, disaster. http://www.irinnews.org/printreport.aspx?reportid=94947 http://www.irinnews.org/printreport.aspx?reportid=94947 That article gives a pretty good overview of the multiple events that cripple farmers. See also the slide show "Too Poor To Farm" http://www.irinnews.org/photo/?id=43 http://www.irinnews.org/photo/?id=43