be encouraging people to limit the number of children they have, and how best to go about doing that. Finite resources coupled with an increasing population spells eventual disaster. It is far better to acknowledge and deal with the issues now than to simply wait and cross our fingers that it will all turn out alright. Budovski : 22 Dec 2010 4:56:47pm Agreed, why on earth do we pay baby bonus's, tax benefits and maternity benefits for 3rd,4th and 5th children. It should be seriously limited to 2 children. With the spare money we can chuck it back into education so those 2 children get an education that rivals the best in the world, contribute pro-actively to a future economy and continue a good cycle. Observer : 23 Dec 2010 2:11:39am So, tell me, What are we going to do when we reach the "limit"? Set an higher one? Close the boarders? Neuter all people in group (x) to stop them breeding? Open the gas chambers? Ship them out, or off planet? What are you going to do?????? I want to know now, because it may affect me, and it may affect my family & friends. It will certainly affect the next generation. I want certainty so I can plan too. Budovski : Tombo : 23 Dec 2010 10:37:34pm I cannot understand how it is juvenile to consider how family and friends would be impacted by unimpeded population growth? Surely we need a plan of some kind? Will it be