Reply To: Large families: none of your business!

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Alex J.
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Except that everyone IS being called upon to help support those children. Families get tax breaks for having children which have to be paid for by the rest of society. Depending on the school district, society might be paying up to $100 a day for each child’s education. These are public burdens. Then you get into resource consumption. When people talk about overpopulation, they assume the number of people is the problem; it’s not. One American uses the same resources as 742 Ethiopians (source: U.S. State Department, 2001). Even a small family is an incredible burden on the world’s resources, and a large one is morally indefensible. If these parents truly want to have a large family, they should look into adoption or foster care and turn that loving spirit into something that will help people rather than simply fulfill their selfish desires to pass down their seed.

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Name : Alex J., Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Bisexual, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 17, City : Elkins Park, State : PA, Country : United States, Occupation : High School student, Education level : Less than High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class,