More credibly, the "War on Poverty" couldn't compete with the "War on the War on Poverty".
It's really simple. Imagine that you have no social security in your old age. Your children, who are very likely to die from malnutrition, are your ONLY resource. In the short term (generationally) it makes sense to try to have as many children as possible. That way maybe someone will still be alive to take care of you.
If you don't feel that pressure, there isn't that population explosion.
It's really simple. Imagine that you have no social security in your old age. Your children, who are very likely to die from malnutrition, are your ONLY resource. In the short term (generationally) it makes sense to try to have as many children as possible. That way maybe someone will still be alive to take care of you.
If you don't feel that pressure, there isn't that population explosion.