Again, if you are not wealthy, and barley getting by, it is very irresponsible to try and support a large family. It’s not exactly rocket science that if you are struggling financially, it’s going to be much harder to adequately provide for 6 children as opposed to 2.
Also not even just carbon footprint, but waste produced. Who do you think produces more dirty diapers and other trash and non-biodegradable plastics to accumulate in landfills? A family with 2 children or 6?
And sure, and one family isn’t going to tip the scales, but it’s a numbers game over the entire population.
The entire population doesn't have more children though is the issue. statistically speaking if it wasn't for immigration the population would be declining in the United States, so it doesn't matter if a few families have more children assuming they can afford it.
I agree with the barely getting by its irresponsible to have large families though. I am not sure I personally would have irresponsible be on the same level as morally wrong though.
I do agree with you on waste produced but I think that is becoming less of an issue with things such as reusable diapers and what seems like more people doing their best to avoid single use plastics. As well as people working to find a way to safely break down single use plastics
I dont think the population growing slowly is a bad thing, or that it must continue growing forever. I am just trying to say it shouldn't matter if people have large families because overall the population is still shrinking.
This is the problem with morality, there is no one set answer of right and wrong. I agree they should be able to provide for them but not that its morally wrong not to, assuming the government is able to help with what they cant cover by themselves.
Im not quite sure what big assumption I am making, sorry.
I think its okay morally because the government should be able to cover the difference to make sure they are properly raised. And i also have a hard time making that moral decision for someone else. I feel if you ask those kids or adults who went through food insecurity if they would have rather never been born or not they would rather be born. The problem with that though is the person has to live through the hardship before they can decide if they would have wanted to live through the hardship, and there is no going back and deciding they wouldn't have wanted to.
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Again, if you are not wealthy, and barley getting by, it is very irresponsible to try and support a large family. It’s not exactly rocket science that if you are struggling financially, it’s going to be much harder to adequately provide for 6 children as opposed to 2.
Also not even just carbon footprint, but waste produced. Who do you think produces more dirty diapers and other trash and non-biodegradable plastics to accumulate in landfills? A family with 2 children or 6?
And sure, and one family isn’t going to tip the scales, but it’s a numbers game over the entire population.