Should government be able to make/enforce policies on number of kids you have?

Thank you. I hear things about this all the time, not only government but OTHER people being nosy and having their two cents about how many kids other people choose to have. I don't understand why everybody thinks they can make decisions for others, and the government ought to butt out as well. They can make sweeping policies about things which are not personal but something like this is indeed infringing on our rights. I will admit that it's not WISE to have kids that you cannot support on your own but it still isn't my business (or the government's) to tell someone they aren't allowed to be stupid lol.

Welll stated. I belive this is called Freedom of Choice.

Well it should be freedom of choice but it seems in other countries that people do NOT have freedom at all. I am not sure how things got to be that way, or how it could have ever been acceptable.

No kidding, me either. I get steamed up and angry just thinking about people who sit there and just let the government and others steamroll right over them, make decisions for them, take their choices away, and they don't care! I think there is something wrong with people who are like that. Sure, maybe it makes their lives easier in the short term because it removes conflict, but after awhile it has also taken away many important things, shortened your horizons, shoved you into a little box. I'd rather have some conflict in my life and enjoy my life rather than just do what others say or think I should and have something bland and meaningless. The government should never be involved in personal choices or decisions. All they are supposed to do is take care of the big stuff, keep terrorists and evil folks away from us, make sure the economy doesn't collapse, and deal with all the foreign policy things that no sane normal citizen would want to have to deal with. They should also make sure that the citizens of the country have what they need to survive - like reasonably priced food and shelter, transportation, education, medical care, and jobs. If they'd focus on that instead of making our decisions for us (when we did not ASK for that degree of interest!) things would be a lot better right now. Actually some people do leave, that is one reason the US has so many illegal immigrants lol. I can understand them trying to get away, what I don't understand is why they can't just do it legally. It is not that much harder!

Yes they don't have the right....they have the POWER!!! WAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

They try to ban abortions in the U.S.

Well, maybe something else can be put in place to discourage people who cannot support themselves from having kids - but I do not think that limiting and ENFORCING the number or kids is fair. If someone can support themselves and their offspring on their own, I do not think anybody else should be allowed to say a single word about it. Now if the person or couple is dependent on someone else or the government or they cannot even support themselves, THEN it would make sense to tell them they can only have one or two kids. I am basically saying it is not fair to make a blanket policy. A policy dependent on the situation I can see - but that's because someone wise is not going to have kids they cannot afford and/or support. It is not fair to discriminate against somebody who is handling their life just fine. If government is going to be in the business of preventing people from being a danger to themselves, fine, but don't get in the way of people who are NOT a danger to themselves, know what I mean?

What the, I thought abortions are banned in the US? That's what's weird with federal countries, every federal states have their own rules and stuff. I really thought abortion is banned...damn US. Yeah, that has to stop.

Some places do that though! I believe in Japan and maybe China they have a policy, and I saw another discussion today from someone located in the Philippines mentioning their government might make a 'two child' policy. What is going on here?? Government should NEVER EVER be allowed to have or gain power like that. I don't see why the citizens of those countries do not overthrow their government for suggesting or trying to enforce something like this!! If you happen to live in one of those countries - please respond and tell me what you think. Why are you just standing idly by? Doesn't it make you sick? It makes me sick!