Kids

Post by **kneebar** » Tue May 26, 2009 1:49 pm

"In 2007, 4,317,118 babies were born in the US, the most ever in a single year. Accordind to a study published in Global Enviromental Change, every American baby "costs" six times a parent's own carbon emissions. Julia Whitty, commenting on the study in Mother Jones, writes: "The bottom line is that absolutely nothing else you can do - driving a more fuel efficient car, driving less, installing energy efficient windows, replacing light bulbs, replacing refrigerators, recycling, comes even close to simply not having a that child."

You can get the full story @ http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/ ... ms-monster

I can't say much, my wife and I have 2 dogs, have no idea what carbon footprint they have.

Just something to chew on. Dare I say we should adopt laws in the US limiting the number of children to 2? Maybe stop giving tax breaks at the very least.

Post by **dipsi** » Tue May 26, 2009 4:05 pm

I'm screwed.

Post by **pkananen** » Tue May 26, 2009 4:12 pm

There are so many things wrong with that I'm not even sure where to begin.

Post by **pigsteak** » Tue May 26, 2009 4:14 pm

proves that liberals with kids are a joke....pick the dandelion,and ignore the forest of kudzoo....

Post by KD » Tue May 26, 2009 4:20 pm

as long as i move out an leave the babies with their mamma they will get section 8 rent money, an food stamps, an free health care, an free school lunch, an welfare. That's what is meant by a "free" country. I have the freedom to decide if i want to pay or get it for free.

Post by **Toy** » Tue May 26, 2009 4:42 pm

What an awesome ploy by conservatives. They will halt the liberal agenda by stopping the liberal gene line. This study will guilt "blue" states into lower birth rates (because you know this won't stop Joe the Plumber from having some pups).

Hey, it worked on the Shakers. Maybe democrats will be next.

Post by **captain static** » Tue May 26, 2009 4:48 pm

For some counterpoint see "The Climate-Industrial Complex" in the Wall Street Journal: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124286145192740987.html

Post by **bcombs** » Tue May 26, 2009 4:52 pm

Toy wrote:....Hey, it worked on the Shakers. Maybe democrats will be next.

I didn't know what you meant by this, so I Googled it. I always thought that the Shakers were just a sect of Amish folks. For anyone interested, here is an overview: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/artic ... 04,00.html

And in case you are interested in Quakers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quaker_history

Post by **steep4me** » Tue May 26, 2009 5:10 pm

There are plenty of better reasons than that for not having kids. (like noise pollution, stress, unhappiness, financial cost, elimination of your sex life, tantrums etc..)

Post by **pigsteak** » Tue May 26, 2009 5:21 pm

Toy wrote:What an awesome ploy by conservatives. They will halt the liberal agenda by stopping the liberal gene line. This study will guilt "blue" states into lower birth rates (because you know this won't stop Joe the Plumber from having some pups).

Hey, it worked on the Shakers. Maybe democrats will be next.

and maybe democrats are stupid enough to buy it. they seem to have bought Obama's farce.

come to think of it, have more kids..we'll need them to pay back the huge debt we are currently incurring.