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Originally Posted by Vicky.
2 kids sounds sensible, until you think how that would be enforced. Chinas one child limit has not exactly gone swimmingly :S
It seems people are actually having less and less kids naturally though (at least people in places with contraception..)..sure birth rates gone down another decimal point or something, just not quick enough!
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Well, the rich, developed nations have a falling birth rate. The poor families in poor countries are still having as many as ever. People will not be told what to do, and like you say, China's plan went well..... But having only one child is a bit harsher than 2... and of course, China values boys much higher than girls which led to a lot of babies being killed.
We need to do something or we're going to crash and burn.
Sadly the only way of reducing a country's birth rate I reckon, would be under a dictator with the law behind them... and who wants that?