I have read the prompt over and again, and I must say how difficult yet important I believe the topic is.
I think overpopulation is a fundamental problem for the environment, society, and individuals. I could go on about the many symptoms of this chronic problem, but to put it very basically, perpetual growth can not be sustained in a finite space. I believe Biology calls this the environment's carrying capacity. But then, procreation is an individual choice and one that i believe couples may have thought about based on the financial and otherwise implications that it will have on them.
At some point, no matter how much we innovative we become, we can not manufacture more quality space. But I think that we haven't exceeded the earth's carrying capacity(it's unlikely that we would), so the issue before us has nothing to do with space. Since after all, we keep practicing deforestation in a bid to build.
Our issue with overpopulation lies in that we have fewer necessities to cater to our needs than we should. And somehow, given the present situation of the country, I understand the need for birth control.
However, people are not property, and so they must have their reproductive rights protected.
This means that people's choice of child bearing (or not) should not be infringed upon. And maybe that's why I see the notion to reduce childbearing rate as tyranny.
I mean, I get the economic implications it has in society, especially one like ours that is so populated, we have infrastructures barely able to cater to half of our population. I laughed a little at this prompt cause I didn't see how far giving incentives would go. Maybe for a few months or few years, it might work.
Ours is a free society, and procreation is a fundamental right of humans. Some persons come from large families and would want that to go on for them, so how would they be convinced to accept incentives(whatever those may be) in order that they forgo this familial culture.
We barely have people who have accepted birth control measures. Incentives, to me, don't seem like they'd hold water. Rather than incentives, the government should seek and implement ways that would improve the economy and make it easier for people to take care of the children they birth. In a way, this might even help with birth control. I can’t say, cause, In all honesty, I have no answers. Cause, think about it this way, if people bought into the whole idea of incentives for having a certain number of children and the economy is no better, how do these people take care of themselves? And, we are in a country where people give birth with hopes that their children grow older and take care of them. It's always like, at the initial stage, they're blinded towards the huge finances of nedded for child care. I don't know what the incentives are; maybe money, subsidized health care, or tuition, just name it. They sound good, but a stable, improved economy sounds better.
I hope that this was interesting to read. Thanks for coming around.