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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Three is selfish.[/quote]

Please tell that to women in developing countries with no running water. [/quote]

???  women in developing countries with no running water have more children in part because they don't expect them all to survive.

It's not the same thing here.  I agree with PP, I think at some point it is selfish to keep having children.  Just because other people do doesn't make it okay.  We are reaching a point where the farming practices that enable us to have enough food to feed the population growth are simply no longer sustainable.  From a big picture perspective, it would be better longer term if families only had replacement rate  (i.e. 2 children per couple).  This is looking beyond the social security issue; it's about resources.  At some point, it just isn't going to work.

I am always tempted to roll my eyes at people who claim to be fervent environmentalists but have more than 2 kids.  The two positions are simply not compatible.

But I get that it would be a very politically messy and emotional thing trying to tell people not to keep breeding.  I do find it amusing, though, when people on here are completely fine telling poor people not to have more kids but give rich people a pass.  When it comes to natural resources, it doesn't matter whether the increased population is rich or poor -- there still won't be enough in natural resources to comfortably sustain that growth.

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Pp, congrats! Your holier than thou attitude indicates that you're going to be a great MIL! [/quote]

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