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Roland99

(53,342 posts)
1. Why not? It won't be like the baby boom but we need future
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 11:59 AM
Mar 2020

members of society and workers to pay into SS and Medicare and future scientists and doctors and artists and engineers and

 

RB TexLa

(17,003 posts)
5. We got enough of them. And there are millions of them around the world
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 12:01 PM
Mar 2020

Who want to come here. We won't have our immigration policy dictated by nationalist thought forever. We can let other countries pay for the education of our future citizens.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,806 posts)
2. There will be a baby boom. There's a shortage of condoms now.
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 11:59 AM
Mar 2020

Also, what else are people going to do when they're all cooped up inside?

MontanaMama

(23,334 posts)
3. I wouldn't want to have a baby
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 12:00 PM
Mar 2020

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in a hospital 9 months from now...during round 2 of Covid-19.

ETA: in addition, we now know that the virus can travel from mama to baby....good grief. Why take that risk?

GreenPartyVoter

(72,381 posts)
4. The cost of education doesn't bother me, but the cost adding more people to an over-populated planet
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 12:00 PM
Mar 2020

sure does.

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)
16. Humans will eventually drown in our own garbage and pollution combined
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 12:48 PM
Mar 2020

with over-population on a stressed planet.

MLAA

(17,318 posts)
7. Climate change. Destruction of our planet.
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 12:10 PM
Mar 2020

I can’t imagine who would think it a good idea to bring a child into what we are facing. In fact I am surprised anyone would have chosen to have a child in the last few years based on what we now know we are facing.

jimfields33

(15,908 posts)
12. It's coming. Probably a good thing.
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 12:31 PM
Mar 2020

Gives people hope for the future. Look at Italy where their average age is higher the the world average and its due to not having kids. Eventually there won’t be an italy.

agingdem

(7,852 posts)
13. Is this a joke?
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 12:31 PM
Mar 2020

we've got republican assholes trying their damnedest to "govern" my womb...we've got those republican assholes trying their damnest to "govern" who I bring into my bedroom...and now this coming from someone on this website??? Go the hell away!!!

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