rich guy posts his rich guy problem on twitter. twitter responds

[cui bono]

160. I believe they should make their own responsible decisions.

There is no good answer to the problem we face with overpopulation. Obviously limiting the amount of children one may produce has horrible consequences as evidenced by China's example. But what do we do when the earth simply cannot sustain the population growth?

At some point someone has to take a stand. And then we come to the problem that if it is up to the individual to make that choice, the most educated and well off are the ones who will stop procreating while the uneducated and poor will continue to have many children who then, statistically, will remain in the same condition and the cycle continues. What would the outcome of the world be then?

So is some sort of regulation necessary or advisable? Is it feasible to have any regulation that doesn't lead to the problems China has? Will there always be a way for the rich to bypass or break said regulation by paying a fine, thereby making yet another situation of the affluent being able to do whatever they want?

I don't have the answers but I think it needs to be discussed openly. We can't not say anything for fear of offending someone who chose to have many children just because they agree with us on other issues.