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In response to one of the letter writers ... Gee ... are we supposed to be sympathetic that someone might have to show some personal responsibility and not have a baby if (1) they have no money and (2) the country has gone into the shitter? Birthrates did drop in the U.S. during the Great Depression, which would seem to be a reasoned response when people can't put food on the table.
Wake up people, the world is frickin overpopulated with 6 billion people, and it's not expected to top out until 10 or 12 billion, depending on which dire estimates you want to look at. Giving birth is not the end all; you maybe could figure out some other way to contribute to a better world.
Yes, there are many policies which have lead to the shitstorm that's hitting this country -- which will also reverberate around the world -- but a mantra of continued growth (that includes population growth) and consumption has contributed to much of this disaster.
