Should there be a limit to the amount of kids you can have?

A pretty simple question..in this country do you think we should limit the amount of children a couple can have? Some other countries have laws that do limit the amount of kids you can have.

When I first heard about this years ago I thought it was strange. Then I saw the recent reality show with the family with 20 kids and thought "yeah, I could see why some people would want to limit this".

Do you think there should be a limit? I'm not even asking if you think there should be a limit specifically because of resources, but just..I don't know, is there such a thing as too many children?

Originally posted by Surtur
A pretty simple question..in this country do you think we should limit the amount of children a couple can have? Some other countries have laws that do limit the amount of kids you can have.

When I first heard about this years ago I thought it was strange. Then I saw the recent reality show with the family with 20 kids and thought "yeah, I could see why some people would want to limit this".

Do you think there should be a limit? I'm not even asking if you think there should be a limit specifically because of resources, but just..I don't know, is there such a thing as too many children?

There should be a law that you can't have more children while on public assistance

^^^Thats a good one.
I dont think it'd fly, but it should.

Originally posted by riv6672
^^^Thats a good one.
I dont think it'd fly, but it should.

it wouldn't fly but isn't it logical?

It didn't work out for China that well. It's a proven that more educated people have less kids. So I wouldn't make laws to prohibit the amount of kids someone could have, I need a fast way to judge them.

Originally posted by Van Hohenheim
It didn't work out for China that well. It's a proven that more educated people have less kids. So I wouldn't make laws to prohibit the amount of kids someone could have, I need a fast way to judge them.

such as?

Only as many as you can support.

How would one enforce such a law? Too lazy to google what China does, but I imagine that their method is probably too draconian for Americans to ever go for it.

Originally posted by Tzeentch
How would one enforce such a law? Too lazy to google what China does, but I imagine that their method is probably too draconian for Americans to ever go for it.

have as many as you can support. if you are on public assistance then you can't have more until you are off

No

Originally posted by Adam_PoE
Only as many as you can support.

I agree with as many as you can support. I have 4 and require no more assistance than the military already provides (which is admittedly pretty good).

Originally posted by Van Hohenheim
It's a proven that more educated people have less kids. So I wouldn't make laws to prohibit the amount of kids someone could have, I need a fast way to judge them.

While I don't feel I am less intelligent than people with less children, I guess I can see this generally being the case.

Originally posted by Raisen
it wouldn't fly but isn't it logical?

Originally posted by Surtur
A pretty simple question..in this country do you think we should limit the amount of children a couple can have? Some other countries have laws that do limit the amount of kids you can have.

When I first heard about this years ago I thought it was strange. Then I saw the recent reality show with the family with 20 kids and thought "yeah, I could see why some people would want to limit this".

Do you think there should be a limit? I'm not even asking if you think there should be a limit specifically because of resources, but just..I don't know, is there such a thing as too many children?

There are a bunch of reasons why I think it might be a good idea to restrict stuff like that. Genuinely. But for me, it comes down to whether I think any governing body should have THAT much power over people's lives, and for me the answer to that is no. No government is responsible enough, or impartial enough, to enforce something like that fairly, assuming that was even possible.

That said, I wouldn't be opposed to them structuring things like Child Allowance so that people can't abuse the system. You can only apply for assistance for x amount of kids. Any more than that, and you're on your own.

Originally posted by -Pr-

That said, I wouldn't be opposed to them structuring things like Child Allowance so that people can't abuse the system. You can only apply for assistance for x amount of kids. Any more than that, and you're on your own.

The problem with those kinds of things is that it harms the children in question, which isn't really fair.

Originally posted by riv6672
Oh its totally logical.
But i believe in a lot of things that wouldnt fly.
I think there should be mandatory military service.
I think voting should be a privilege not a right, maybe tied into the above; if you as a citizen dont want to serve at 18, you dont get to vote, or enjoy certain other perks, things like that.

Nope, there is always a need for more trashmen and dishwashers.

Well, I'll start out by noting we don't have an overpopulation problem, like, at all.

Then I'll note the 'do it by whether they can afford it' suggested nicely is going to hit poor people, and due to the economic balance, minorities, while meanwhile ignoring those 'Quiverfull' types that Surtur mentioned in the op entirely.

Plus, of course, you can be pretty sure this is mostly going to be targeted at women in terms of enforcement... i.e. a guy who has multiple kids with multiple people is unlikely to be affected.

So we're talking, most likely, a very invasive limitation of liberties targeted at, by the sounds of it, women minorities and the poor. Just think about how that's going to go over politically for a second.

Originally posted by Q99
Well, I'll start out by noting we don't have an overpopulation problem, like, at all.

I'm not sure where you live but the world has an overpopulation problem.

Originally posted by Q99
Well, I'll start out by noting we don't have an overpopulation problem, like, at all.

The world has an overpopulation problem though. Now far be it from me to say that the US should solve that problem, but since you guys have a knack for thinking you should do that anyway, I say, go for it.