How come some people in poverty have so many children? They can't even care for one child with the money ?

Question

with the money they have why do they have so many children

Answer 1

some people just live and dont care about the consequences. Having kids to some is just another blessing from god. I think some people let their relig. beliefs take them on a journey to a place where they think everything is in the hands of god. O.k. with me but is that the way we all should live? This is an issue that cant be dealt with without conflict. I sometimes wish god would just show up and let us know hes real, or not so all of these weirdos will stop having supplemental gov. checks. How do you convince someone to stop believing ?  

Answer 2

Because they are brilliant, or s*x driven morons.  it depends on circumstances.

Answer 3

It depends on their culture and religious practices. Some cultures don't believe in birth control, and women have no rights so in the bedroom they aren't allowed to say no to their husbands. Also in these cultures they have a lot of children as a tradition because before the age of modern medicine, not all of their children would survive. Infant mortality used to be very high in some countries. So they have a lot of children hoping that some of them, will survive. Poverty in the US is supplemented by the government. And the fact that these people live without a lot of extras goes to show that we could all get by with a little less.

Answer 4

Because they are stupid and don't have the money for contraceptives but have s*x anyway. And the more babies they pop out, the more the government gives them. It's ridiculous.  

Answer 5

the government pays them on how many kids they have. i know its wrong. after one they should be fixed. end of story .  

Answer 6

Tough question.  On one hand, people are entitled to have as many kids as they want to have...but that is not to say all of those people are having kids for the right reasons.  Few do, in my opinion.  In the US, religion and culture are less likely to be the reason behind how many kids you have.  I think a lot of people have them for selfish reasons. I am convinced people like to establish their own little clan because they don't like the rest of the world.  Even soccer mom's do it.  It's a way to justify making your life all about what is going on with your family.  They say "kids are everything" because then they can justify ignoring everything else around them or otherwise contributing to society, their friends, elders, etc.

EDIT: let me add a disclaimer because I know I'm gonna get lots of thumbs down if I don't add the obligatory, "Not all people are like this.  I don't mean to generalize, but some people really do this."

Answer 7

That is like asking why people breathe.  It is natural to have children.  We should not live in a world where finances limit the number of children you have.

Answer 8

Because the more kids they have the more money the government gives them.