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mathaholic

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X-Child Policy

Let X be 1.

1-Child Policy may be weird (no offense), but I want to discuss about it. They have it in China. Well, I don't think there should be a one-child policy. If that's the case, well, their fertility rate is 1.58, and since it's below 2.10 (Normal Rate), why have it anyway? Here are some of the pros and cons (advantages and disadvantages):

Pros: Will lessen population growth
Cons: What if the president is a second child, third child, etc?

Now, let X be 2.

Not much weird, but it has been planned in the Philippines! Well, at least it's okay to implement it (our fertility rate is 3.1), just 1 above the normal rate. But, what's more weird (no offense) is what Hong Kong has! Imagine a fertility rate of 1.04, should there be even one?

Conclusion: State your opinions about 1 or 2 child policy.

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Re: X-Child Policy

Hi;

I would say they should stop population growth completely. 0 children, in about 100 years everything will be fine.

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mathaholic

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Re: X-Child Policy

Oh.

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Re: X-Child Policy

Okay, make it 110 years just to be extra safe.

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mathaholic

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Re: X-Child Policy

Okay.

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ShivamS

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Re: X-Child Policy

Or work on improving other things which will enable us to support the population growth.

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Re: X-Child Policy

Now that is truly impossible.

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ShivamS

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Re: X-Child Policy

So is stopping population growth.

Why not just ban any fancy cars, place high taxes on rich persons etc?

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Re: X-Child Policy

Why not just ban any fancy cars, place high taxes on rich persons etc?

That will never be possible.

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mathaholic

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Re: X-Child Policy

Hmm, I think I have to manipulate my population census. It's crazy to get so much by 2100! (My census reached 11-15 billion there ) So, I will change the lower by year rate to 1.5% from 1%. I'll try.

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Re: X-Child Policy

You have a method?

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mathaholic

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Re: X-Child Policy

In estimating.

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Re: X-Child Policy

What is it?

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mathaholic

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Re: X-Child Policy

The future population. Look at the topic named "Future Population (End of the World in 3136?)"

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ShivamS

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Re: X-Child Policy

But you did not describe your method. Did you just guess?

mathaholic

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Re: X-Child Policy

Hmm, I'll describe it. It's in Google Drive, but it's not the whole. I'll upload the files.

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Re: X-Child Policy

Hi mathaholic;

But how about your method?

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Re: X-Child Policy

I've an idea for estimating the population.

1. Develop a highly stinking apple juice.
2. Package it in packets which has your email on it.
3. Use aircrafts from the US Defense to drop these packets everywhere around.
4. The number of complain emails you get is the population of the eartg.

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Re: X-Child Policy

I would say it would be less than the population of the earth.

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Re: X-Child Policy

Alternate method: do not package the appld juice just spill it.

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Re: X-Child Policy

You could also go around and ask everyone what their favorite color is...

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mathaholic

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Re: X-Child Policy

Hi mathaholic;

But how about your method?

It's here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc … sp=sharing

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Re: X-Child Policy

Hi;

Thanks for the link.

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If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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Re: X-Child Policy

The two child policy is the best for the children.

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'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.

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Re: X-Child Policy

I think 1.79 children per family is best.

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.