The Importance Of Population Growth In The United States

Three policies having a high plausibility to tackle one of America’s most prominent and problematic issue. Population growth, the U.S. population is growing by over 2,000,000 people per year, 240 people per hour, about half from new births and half from immigration. An issue that not only devastatingly impacts our economy, but is rapidly depleting our environment. Such as, the Central Valley Aquifer which loses the water equivalent of 1 Lake Mead each year. The underlying factor catalyzing the rapid growth in population was the swift progression in technology. The gradual understanding of the importance of hygiene and the development of new medical insights. Although technology is a driving force for the increase in population in places such …show more content…
In 2011, nearly half, 4% or 2.8 million, of the 6.1 million pregnancies in the United States each year were unintended. Unintended pregnancies are detrimental not only to the people who are affiliated but the United States as a whole. The total public expenditures on unintended pregnancies nationwide were estimated to be $21.0 billion in 2010—$14.6 billion in federal expenditures and $6.4 billion in state expenditures. Having incentives both financial and non-financial incentives are an effective measure to get people to have less than or equal to two kids. An incentive such as a discounted education for the child. Furthermore, sexuality education is a critical factor that must highlight the effectiveness and numerous benefits of contraceptives. In a 2012 study among unmarried women aged 18–29, for each correct response on a contraceptive knowledge scale, women’s odds of currently using a hormonal or long-acting reversible method increased by 17%, and their odds of using no method decreased by 17 %. Universal access to safe and effective contraceptive options for both sexes is a critical factor and this policy will yield positive results and allow the economy to flourish, simultaneously decreasing …show more content…
Rather than based on the number of children they have, incentives must be focused on parenthood status itself. Financial incentives don’t work, they degrade and corrupt the meaning of a child. Where public spirit prevails, financial incentives are a bullet that is not effective. Financial incentives to maintain a suitable fertility rate is great; however, rewarding parents for having too many children isn’t. There needs to be a fine line in between. Financial incentives are not the driving force that will fix our low fertility rate, allowing couples to decide whether to have another kid. Not pressuring into having more, but rewarding them for their parental status and for having fewer children. This policy will allow make families have the ultimate decision and should be rewarded based on parenthood