Small Families Out; Big Families In

There is a must read article at the following address about overpopulation:

http://www.mercatornet.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=291

The basic gist of the article is that small families are on the way out because the economy can't handle an ever declining birth rate. Okay, I know, it would be nice if the reason for the turnaround were that people had decided to listen to God but I'll take what I can get.

The author of the article points out that the basic premise of the zero population types (i.e., that having no kids will make you richer) doesn't work out very well on the macro level. You see, people (properly raised, of course) are not merely expenses, they are also generally producers. And they usually produce more than what they need so they have something left over to help take care of those among us who aren't able to take care of themselves any more.

Let's hope we don't see a lot of "Live Unworthy of Life" campaigns started before the new wave of large families get into full swing.