http://onely.org/2008/07/06/more-on-selfish-onelies/ Fresh perspectives on living solo. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:53:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://onely.org/2008/07/06/more-on-selfish-onelies/comment-page-1/#comment-289 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:14:26 +0000 http://onely.wordpress.com/?p=77#comment-289 Nice post. I think that having children, especially large numbers of children, is extremely selfish not only for the reasons you mentioned but also because kids are externalities. You choose to have a kid, but you don’t pay all of the costs of that choice, the rest of society does. Your additional kid adds strain on natural resources and the environment, everyone pays for their public education, and not only the kid but the pregnancy increases health care costs and raises everyone’s insurance premiums.

]]> http://onely.org/2008/07/06/more-on-selfish-onelies/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:31:58 +0000 http://onely.wordpress.com/?p=77#comment-22 C – Yes, I am most certainly planning to save the world. What with my lack of children and all, I can do it! But seriously? I may just embark on an eco-volunteering trip in the near future. Ooops, is that too selfish?! L

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