It's not really like that though is it? In reality there might not be any births at all for an hour, then 87 might plop out all at once all over the country.
So it's not adding them as they go on record? I think a sudden plop of 87 babies is probably even more mind-boggling.
well, they would only go on record during office hours, so there would be no babies for the long 15 minute lunch break they probably get, and none during the night time. But yes, massive baby-plopping must occur, although, as chris so aptly put it, it is totally mind-boggling.
I wanna know how they plan to keep the population below 1.37 billion (see headline on the right) when they are already and 1.32 billion. What are they going to go around to the house of every person beyond 1.37 bil and shoot them?
Spiky, they have a forced abortion policy that applies until the baby draws breath, so they'll manage somehow. They may just change their one-couple-one-baby policy to a no-baby-unless-approved policy, mind. And yeah, a deaths counter would be a good addition to the site.
Oy vey... (And now I have to deal with a sudden and morbid idea of having the same counter applied to Russia, where deaths far outnumber the births - due to crime, alcoholism, and the fact that having kids is more expensive than not having them)
Indeed, Russia is not a nice place to live in. I hear the skinheads are simply thriving there though, as do many other neo-fascist groups. And the new economic elites are basically the reborn Russian Mafia. And the alcaholism has started giving way to rampant drug addiction. As if Russian society hasn't been self-destructive enough... You know, I think I won't be visiting Russia any time soon.
Is there a country other than Enlgand that having children isn't profitable? Over hear its practially seen as your first career choice.
:lol: I don't think having children is "profitable" anywhere, unless you intend to sell them to a highest bidder as soon as they come into being!... Basically, the dilemma seems to be whether you'll be totally bankrupt by the time the kids are old enough to earn their keep, or maybe still have a shirt or two on your back :smile:
having a child is a welcome source of income for teenagers in England. I know several people who now live quite happily because of this... damn chavs.
You'd have to be stupid to think that having children is a good income move because of government subsidies. The little blighters are a hell of a lot more expensive to raise than the dole allows for... But in a most cynical of moments I think "Oh yeah, if you're stupid enough to have kids for the money you're probably too stupid to be a proper parent anyway"...
