Quote: (02-14-2011 01:19 PM)Samseau Wrote:
Why are white populations declining? This is all caused by a lack of proper rearing by the parents, and since women have more control over the children, it follows they are more to blame.
As to why the white population is declining, I think you have the wrong conclusion. It is a liberal rich nation thing along with birth control. Japan and South Korea actually provides financial incentives to their women to have kids due to declining population trends. They are also starting to "import" more women from poorer countries.
The large studies show that women in wealthy liberal countries go to school longer, more likely to have a career, and as a result have less kids, space them out more, and have them later in life.
I'm all for this btw as we benefit from the productivity increase (true wealth not just inflation) of women who swing from being an expense to generating income for an increased part of their lives which our businesses benefit from. Think two bread winners vs. 1 bread winner + more dependents since the women's main option is to have more kids whether they want to or not (especially if birth control is frowned upon).
It's easy math.
Imaginary 4 kids starting at age 20 vs. 2 kids starting at age 30 over 60 years:
4 x (60/20) = 4 x 3 = 12 kids vs.
2 x (60/30) = 2 x 2 = 4 kids
or based on actual data projected with no changes over 60 years:
2.5 x (60/23) = 6.5 kids vs (theoretic hispanic female)
1.8 x (60/26) = 4.1 kids (non-hispanic white female).
1.35 x (60/28) = 2.9 kids (japanese female)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db21.htm
Anyways, the statistical replacement rate today is said to be 2.1-2.2 per female.
So if you want a lot of kids and more control, live wealthy in a poor country that discourages women's rights and birth control (basically strongly religious countries). They definitely don't have problems with declining populations but will probably have poorer infrastructures.