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A SIMPLE OVERPOPULATION SOLUTION

The global problem of overpopulation demands that we humans act responsibly. There are too many of us already, and we must not let our numbers grow even further beyond what Earth's resources can provide. If we want to keep our current standard of living, those who are able should take precautions.

Some see the future of the human race as merely a news story, to roll around in the brain for a few seconds.

Others are deadly serious in their various presentations of how we can cut back our numbers. A few of the more extreme ideas (i.e. killing off "unnecessary" members of a population), while theoretically efficient, seem elitist and unnecessarily drastic and cruel from a human standpoint.

Then there are people who believe in the ideal that either nature or an all-powerful being will eventually "balance out" our growing numbers. Yes, people die every day, but lives taken by disease epidemics, natural disasters, or wars should not be thought of as expendable just because they were in the wrong place at the wrong time. In spite of the vast number of natural selection believers, we humans can take advantage of a very simple option to keep our numbers in check.

== Cut Back ==

The human race can stop overpopulation at the source by not having as many children as we currently do. Some may consider this lowering of the planet's birth rate to be an extreme or even blasphemous idea, but many believe that it's exactly the kind of cautious and expeditious measure we need to take. Mathematically speaking, this reduction is certainly not a quick fix, but it is definitely more humane than selective euthanasia. Simply put, it focuses not on ending lives that already exist, but on creating lives LESS FREQUENTLY.

The U.S. Census Bureau projects that the total world population will reach about 9 billion in the year 2042, up from the documented 6 billion in 1999. (The United Nations projects the same number for 2050.) Over 43 years, that's a 50 per cent increase, or an additional 3 billion people. All other global systems being equal, that works out to approximately 2.2 births per second. That's too many.

== Political And Scientific Assistance ==

Some world governments presently have population limitation programs in place, or are developing new forms of contraception. Unfortunately, both human nature and sluggish scientific research have slowed the potential results.

China's family planning laws, started in the 1970s, restrict any resident

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