Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Population Growth & Food
I believe that Malthus may be right sometime in the future about population growth growing faster than our ability to produce food. There is only so much land for food production and at the rate of pollution and water usage, I believe we will eventually over populate and food production will not be able to keep up with population growth. When we increase food production, fragile Eco systems are damaged or destroyed. Some impacts are deforestation, desertification, pollution, soil erosion, and drainage of natural aquifers. I feel that China's one-child policy is a good way to help control population. The welfare system in the United States is trying to discourage parents on welfare from having more children by not covering the new baby. This is only a short term solution, but maybe it will help some. I think that pregnancy prevention methods should be free for all women and that education is the best solution. If a person has to be responsible for the care of their family or children, maybe they will think before binging more children into society. I think tubalizations and vasectomy's should be done free for any man or woman that wants it and the surgery to reverse it should be more expensive. I don't believe that society will change unless they are forced to change and I don't think that people will even change if their is widespread starvation and suffering.
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Sadly, I agree. All of the worlds population must be a part in this situation, and that is a miracle feat we're asking for.
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