Friday, March 27, 2009
Why cannot our population rejuvenate itself ?
Stop at two then, stop at two point one now.
How much does it costs for one child in terms of finance, leisure, stress, etc.
Will a quarter of a million dollars be enough ?!
How much can a couple earn in a year ?
Mister and Missus Money will always have the costs and benefits of another child on their mind whenever they sleep, if they could the more they have !
Will the road to lesser number of children per family remain a one-way street ?!
Ron
Let's consider only two issues, A and B.
A. Mister Mathematics sees it like this:
1. There are people who remain single.
2. There are couples which do not procreate.
3. There are couples which produce only one child.
4. There are couples which produce only two children.
5. There are couples which produce only three children.
6. There are couples which produce only four children.
7. There are couples which may produce more than four children nowadays.
Considering only items 2 to 6 as they were or are, and on equal proportions, all these people would produce ten children in total among the ten of them, the producers. This is fine, ten produce ten, a constant total replenishment !
But if there is a limit of a maximum of three children per family, the same ten people would produce only nine children; and if the limit is reduced to two, only seven children would be produced. Item 7 may compensate for item 1 somewhat depending on the proportion of single people and those couples which would raise a big family.
It is thus to be expected that there will be a natural reduction in population if couples do not produce up to four or more children.
B. Mister and Missus Money see it like this:
1. A child costs a big portion of their income from even before its birth:A. Mister Mathematics sees it like this:
1. There are people who remain single.
2. There are couples which do not procreate.
3. There are couples which produce only one child.
4. There are couples which produce only two children.
5. There are couples which produce only three children.
6. There are couples which produce only four children.
7. There are couples which may produce more than four children nowadays.
Considering only items 2 to 6 as they were or are, and on equal proportions, all these people would produce ten children in total among the ten of them, the producers. This is fine, ten produce ten, a constant total replenishment !
But if there is a limit of a maximum of three children per family, the same ten people would produce only nine children; and if the limit is reduced to two, only seven children would be produced. Item 7 may compensate for item 1 somewhat depending on the proportion of single people and those couples which would raise a big family.
It is thus to be expected that there will be a natural reduction in population if couples do not produce up to four or more children.
B. Mister and Missus Money see it like this:
Gynecologist fee, hospital fee, childcare center fee, kindergarten fee, school fee, transport fee, peer status cost, pocket expenses, and all other expenses a normal person requires.
2. The cost of providing for a maid and her salary, etc.
3. The stress of balancing what they want to do and what they have to do.
2. The cost of providing for a maid and her salary, etc.
3. The stress of balancing what they want to do and what they have to do.
How much does it costs for one child in terms of finance, leisure, stress, etc.
How much does it costs for two, three, and four children ?
How much does it cost to bring up a child up to maturity ?
How much does it costs for a child's tertiary education ?Will a quarter of a million dollars be enough ?!
How much can a couple earn in a year ?
Mister and Missus Money will always have the costs and benefits of another child on their mind whenever they sleep, if they could the more they have !
Will the road to lesser number of children per family remain a one-way street ?!
Ron
# posted by chunmu @ 8:41 PM 
