Cheap renewables won’t stop global warming (2018)

Re:Cheap renewables won’t stop global warming (2018) by ilovetux on Friday March 01, 2019 @05:52AM (#19279428)

I agree that giving money, contraceptives, free (voluntary) sterilization and education would be a good idea, but to make the money contingent on either sterilization, the use of birth control or even a promise to not have children would have a disproportionate effect on the underprivileged and would lead to the effects of eugenics based on economic station.

Edit: Please see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsory_sterilization#Affec...

> Funding of welfare mothers by HEW (Health, Education, and Welfare) covers roughy 90% of cost and doctors are likely to concur with the compulsory sterilization of welfare mothers. Threats to cease welfare occur when women are hesitant to consent.

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Re:Cheap renewables won’t stop global warming (2018) by entity345 on Friday March 01, 2019 @06:16AM (#19279546)

You seem to be looking for imaginary excuses and reasons not to do anything...

If we don't make things happen, education by itself might take 20 years for the first results. We need to change things very quickly. We're already very late and made things worse by improving survival rates without enforcing birth control.

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Re:Cheap renewables won’t stop global warming (2018) by oblio on Friday March 01, 2019 @08:21AM (#19280301)

Well, the thing is, someone has to actually do it. I, for one, don't want to be the one that imposes how many kids someone can have. So knock yourself out if you want to do that ;)

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Re:Cheap renewables won’t stop global warming (2018) by ilovetux on Friday March 01, 2019 @07:06AM (#19279773)

You seem to be looking for imaginary crusades. There are already a number of organizations who are actively helping in effective and thought-out ways. Planned Parenthood is a great organization which provides actual help rather than fear based, reactionary responses.

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