June 25, 2020 Thursday 1:20 p.m.
Hey, helpful Andy!
I wholeheartily agree with you and tcrum about this. It's easier said than done though. No one likes being told they can't have kids and world governments are not going to tolerate rapid economic decline through human population loss. Many things need to change in the system first.
Governments want people to raise families, so we now have a situation where poor families have a lot more kids than financially comfortable ones because the less money you have, the more financial aid you get from the government and it's rare to find financially set parents with more than 2 children, through no fault of their own, to continually balance the previous socioeconomic trends of net gain productivity, hence increasing government reliance on immigrants to offshore any losses (non-politically speaking).
The governments in question are doing the right thing helping people but they need to delegate their role to other outfits and agencies in order to work as intended and function properly. Goverments are more concerned with ensuring their survival of their own bureaucracy over anything else.
People are being treated like emotion-less machines in the governments' inefficient efforts to maintain the institutionalized status quo. The culture needs to change for the better in this post-industrial stagnation, which is in our midst these days. If not enough people have an outlet to truly express themselves and their feelings through the arts and recreations, they cannot remain content with their lowering standard of living despite living in today's information age and enjoying the abundance of entertainment options at their disposal. Convienience only goes so far.
Governments have forgotten they serve the people and are by the people.
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AndyKing1967 (38067)
4 years ago
My comment was both tongue-in-cheek and at the same time serious.
One word - Africa.
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twinA (4921)
4 years ago
June 25, 2020 Thursday 2:05 p.m.
I knew you were, cool dude; that's why I called ya helpful Andy. 👍
Indeed, the global south and Africa is seeing many things happening, unprecedented in its size and scope. Truth be told, I have no doubt things will be for the better, even if stuff going on right now says otherwise.
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AndyKing1967 (38067)
4 years ago
Apologies for my brevity, as I started typing a work call came in, lol.
I often wonder why people have large families in famine stricken countries. Unfortunately, we all know that in these countries bigger families equates to more potential income producing individuals. So, what’s the answer?
I’ve been around and on this planet long enough to have witnessed my share of poverty and it breaks my heart realising that no matter what I do, it will merely equate to an incredible small piss in a gigantic ocean.
However, I firmly believe that the only slither of light that might offer a path from this dystopia is education. Believe it or not, it costs less than the price of a new family car to build a school in a third world country. This is the path to salvation.
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Keelai (34853)
4 years ago
"I often wonder why people have large families in famine stricken countries."
People in the the U.S. and Europe had large families as recently as two and three generations ago. How many children did your grandparents and great-grandparents have?
Higher infant mortality means some of their children will die, therefore one child is too risky. Children also take care of their aged parents. They don't have the safety nets that exist in richer countries like social security and pensions.
BTW, you are a part of exploiting impoverished people whenever you buy something super cheap at Walmarts or the 99 cents store. If they are going to be paid a decent wage, then you will need to pay much more at the store.
Education isn't free in many parts of the third world.
If you want to help, then sponsor a child in a poor country. Every bit helps and your sponsorship will literally change the life of a child for the better.
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