No, no. No no no. Have kids. (Reply #8)

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Sun Sep 24, 2017, 07:50 AM

8. No, no. No no no. Have kids.

The US fertility rate is declining.

We need more kids.

(If you live in China or India, different story)

If you're worried about impact of your kids on the planet, advocate for fewer cars and more public transit. And raise your kids to advocate for the same.

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35 replies	Author	Time	Post
Considered Bumper Sticker - "Save The Planet - Get Fixed". But Realized --------- [View all]	TheMastersNemesis	Sep 2017	OP
Right on.	Kath2	Sep 2017	#1
Never had kids.	Comatose Sphagetti	Sep 2017	#2
Neither Did I. My Motto - "No Kids, No Debt, No Regret". Feel Tbe Sme Way.	TheMastersNemesis	Sep 2017	#10
Yep	localroger	Sep 2017	#11
I like the acronym THINKER	Best_man23	Sep 2017	#17
Never wanted kids here	csziggy	Sep 2017	#19
Overpopulation IS the cause of climate change.	roamer65	Sep 2017	#3
Please don't let them come up here.	raven mad	Sep 2017	#7
A pandemic of some kind might make a dent	TexasBushwhacker	Sep 2017	#30
The good news is that the total number of births per year	GeoWilliam750	Sep 2017	#4
Last week had someone tell me...	Duppers	Sep 2017	#5
Well.................	raven mad	Sep 2017	#6
Dang!!	Duppers	Sep 2017	#14
No, no. No no no. Have kids.	sharedvalues	Sep 2017	#8
There are plenty of refugees in the world. There's no need to make more people here in the U.S.A..	hunter	Sep 2017	#21
You're making my case	sharedvalues	Sep 2017	#23
Japan would be fine if they weren't so damned xenophobic.	hunter	Sep 2017	#26
Paul Krugman: the US needs more kids	sharedvalues	Sep 2017	#9
Sure Krugman understands climate science	Duppers	Sep 2017	#18
I am a climate scientist.	sharedvalues	Sep 2017	#20
Good point about the GOP's growth.	Duppers	Sep 2017	#29
Transportation / gasoline is huge	sharedvalues	Sep 2017	#33
Do we really need more kids if there will be fewer jobs?	TexasBushwhacker	Sep 2017	#31
Yes. Talent economy. Someone will need to program the tech.	sharedvalues	Sep 2017	#32
Nope, we don't need them.	roamer65	Sep 2017	#35
The Church for you!	HAB911	Sep 2017	#12
Ah, see the reception here.	Duppers	Sep 2017	#13
I Do Not Believe We Are Necessarily Dead Yet.	TheMastersNemesis	Sep 2017	#15
Lots of other dangers, like nukes	sharedvalues	Sep 2017	#24
We're getting better, although this example is simply anecdotal.	Aristus	Sep 2017	#16
That's the reason we face economic hardship	sharedvalues	Sep 2017	#22
As Japan's population shrinks, bears and boars roam where schools and shrines once thrived (LAT)	dalton99a	Sep 2017	#25
Bears and boars buy beers at bars and board barges bound for Borneo	Orrex	Sep 2017	#27
When and if we get old we then hope we will all be able to care for ourselves	nolabels	Sep 2017	#28
Here's the biggest reason why the US birth rate is declining.	roamer65	Sep 2017	#34

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