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In reply to the discussion: Horrifying. White House Assesses Ways to Persuade Women to Have More Children [View all]+ Some have yet to recognize that the planet is already suffering from our overuse.
"Overconsumption, particularly since the 1970s, has led to a global ecological overshoot, meaning we're using more renewable natural resources than the planet can regenerate.
This is manifested in a variety of ways, including climate change, biodiversity loss, and degradation of ecosystems."
Climate Change:
Human activities, especially burning fossil fuels, have drastically increased greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, leading to rising global temperatures and severe weather events."
All of this is obvious to most of us, but for those unconvinced, baby machines,
See:
"Friends of the earth" - UK site for specific info.
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Horrifying. White House Assesses Ways to Persuade Women to Have More Children [View all]
Horse with no Name
Apr 2025
OP
I'm gonna guess they're NOT considering health insurance, childcare or free school meals.
tanyev
Apr 2025
#2
Actually, birthrates naturally fall in 1st world industrialized countries...
Wounded Bear
Apr 2025
#9
"The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor." ― Voltaire
Ping Tung
Apr 2025
#7
It's a good idea, if there's contiuing help in year two after that fat first year $5K has been burnt down ...
marble falls
Apr 2025
#32
That's the thing that surprised me -- why didn't they just say, *explicitly*, that it's just for white women ?
eppur_se_muova
Apr 2025
#42
Ruling class needs disposables. First thing you must control are the breeding females.
Maru Kitteh
Apr 2025
#26
Women could use that to *prevent* unwanted pregnancies -- unless the Reich wingers spread disinfo through it. nt
eppur_se_muova
Apr 2025
#43