Solutions: Population
Population planning is necessary if we do not want to experience the natural yet extreme and dysfunctional solutions to an overloaded population as outlined in Issues: Population.
For many years, China has implemented a program of family planning by national policy.
This policy helped raise China out of poverty and misery.
Since World War II, Western Europe has had a low birthrate without a stated policy.
To solve the population crisis, we actually need only encourage a culture of small well-networked extended families.
Draconian measures are not necessary, just a cultural adaptation to the realities of the modern world -
Since children do not die anymore from childhood diseases, there is no room for 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 children per family.
The obstacles are largely political and religious.
These cultural influences need to be modified.
The best solution is Education about the issues and solutions:
childhood death rates, population growth areas, family planning & legalization of contraception.
You can start to make a change today ~
Instead of sending donations to "Feed the Starving Children",
send help instead to "Educate the Young Women and Mothers about Family Planning".
The World Health Organization has found that educated women will choose to have smaller families.
They will then also be able to work to feed their children
and also to educate them properly
so that their grand-children won't starve at all!
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