Singapore population

[corneyAmber]

Dear autumnbronze, :grphug: to you too!


I always believe every family has their good reasons why they choose to have only one child. The reason is always good because they have to factor in their own constraints so outsiders should not frown upon their \"decision\". Sometimes it's a painful decision but people have to make it.

It would be really insensitive if we keep harping on people who \"choose\" to have only one child.

And for those who really choose not to have children at all, I think it is only right too, for if anyone is not convinced to have children, they will only end up being a problem family. So what is the point of increasing population with more problem people?

[skunk]

ks2me:

And for those who really choose not to have children at all, I think it is only right too, for if anyone is not convinced to have children, they will only end up being a problem family. So what is the point of increasing population with more problem people?

Those not convinced to have children, should not get married at all. What for?

I'm not interfering with their decisions, nobody can. I'm just criticising. It's just talk. It's my right to free speech. If they or anyone wishes to do something controverisal (or at least, controversial to some people like me), then they should be ready to face the fact that someone will and can criticise.

Just talk only, what's the prob LOL

If they or anyone wishes, they can criticise me too, i will rebutt gentlemanly. But i will never take away someone's right to criticise me. It's their mouth, i respect that.

[corneyAmber]

skunk:

Those not convinced to have children, should not get married at all. What for?

True skunk, the question is never ending... Those who should not get married, then what for they are born since they are not contributing to the population growth? ...then parents would ask what for they are married if they don't have the kids?......you see it's an infinite loop based on your line of questioning. :lol:

Your thoughts on freedom of speech reminds me of my GP paper many years back when our teacher asked us to write about it.

[skunk]

ks2me:

True skunk, the question is never ending... Those who should not get married, then what for they are born since they are not contributing to the population growth? ...then parents would ask what for they are married if they don't have the kids?......you see it's an infinite loop based on your line of questioning. :lol:

Close, quite close to what i believe in. Having children is part of our human life-cycle. Those who are not open to this concept, are denying their normal human existence and forever living in their teens, whatever they say, even if they deny it.

Just the minimum 2 kids to replace ourselves, I'm not proposing everyone have a dozen kids. Of course, 3 is an even better number, since some children will eventually die because of disease, accidents, etc. and not everyone who wishes to have kids, can have them.

Once again, of course, this is my own ideas, people eventually make their own choices....and i spend my time here criticising those i don't like lor LOL

[3Boys]

Should read Freakonomics by Steven Levitt on the impact of population on crime rates. A countervailing view is of course that those who bear children are socially ‘subsidising’ those who do not. No real right or wrong, but governments are well aware of the hazards of falling population, my view is generally that we all need to play our part.

[corneyAmber]

Just read on Sat's papers that gahmen complaining birthrate went down again.... Serious or not? I see my friends pop until their tummies so loose already... I am really curious about the breakdown of the statistics...times like this, I am keen to read statistics.