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Lecture 5- Summary Test
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In “Health Canada…” Ted Byfield attempts to argue that population decline is set to bring about worldwide economic crisis. The essay states that Canadians are having less kids, and that this “…birth death… will wreak great havoc on the economies of much of the western world.” (244)
Byfield uses a cause and effect approach to his essay. He uses mainly statistics and references to authority to support his point. However, Byfield overlooks relevant arguments and leaves out important statistics; this makes his essay rather one-sided. In trying to prove worldwide population decline, he states the declining birth rates in Europe, Egypt, Mexico, and Thailand, but fails to mention the birth rates of Canada and the United States. If Byfield is implying economic crises in the western world, it would only be logical to state figures in the western world rather than leave them out. After failing to provide sufficient evidence, Byfield jumps to the conclusion that the UN “…is rapidly making the absence of kids the world’s No .1 economic problem.” (245) Overall, Byfield makes a weak argument on the negative effects of population decline.
In the article "Health Canada Inadvertently Discloses Facts Planning Parenthood Would Like to Suppress", the author Ted Byfield explains how today's generation of men and women are choosing work over having children. He explains how as a consequence of this there will be a decline of population in the near future and how it will have a negative impact on the world economy. This article provides statistical facts that show the increasing decline of birth rate over the last 50 years. He writes " The effects of such decline do not appear immediately; a generation must grow up for them to be fully felt". He explains that governments have tried to "bribe" citizens to have children by providing incentives. But he states that "the Canadian study finds, they(both men and women) make work more important. And this we may discover, is a very difficult mindset to change".
ReplyDeleteI believe the author is trying to inform and warn the reader of the problem that is arising in the world now and in the near future. One point that the author didn't cover is that this will ultimately effect the next generation of elderly people who will need to receive pension. There will be less young people contributing and more elderly people requiring the benefits. Even with the proposed incentives to have children are in place, I think it is up to each individual to decide for themselves.
Lecture 5: Essay Summary test, Nicholas Prsa, Ted Byfield's "Health Canada inadvertently discloses facts planned parenthood would lie to suppress"
ReplyDeleteThe essay titled “Health Canada… “(243), written by Ted Byfield informs and persuades the reader that Canada’s population, as well as, the world’s is declining due to increasing work habits. “Canadians are working more and having fewer children,” says Byfield. Byfield presents facts to support his arguments about how Canadians do, work hard and have fewer children. He also brings up the fact that there are these problems in different parts of the world. There have been assumptions of a “population bomb”(244) according to one of the sources in Byfield’s writing. This would mean a drastic decrease in populations not only in Canada, but also in other countries. Some of Byfield’s statistics state that “40% of women in professional jobs have no started a family because of work,”(243) and that “30% of men said they wanted no children.”(243)
Byfield then continues to state that because of work ethics people do not seem to have time to concentrate on childbirth. His strange obsession with birth rates prevents Byfield from expanding on anything else that may be an underlying cause of the decreasing populations. Even his thesis statement dwells on the fact that because Canadians are no having children the economy will suffer. Although the statement is broken up into various parts of the reading, the statement is as follows: Canadians are working harder and having fewer children. As a result, there is a “serious population decline.” This “decline” will end up having very negative economic consequences in the Canada and the world.
Lecture 5 Justin Wiesinger
ReplyDeleteIn Ted Byfield’s essay, “Health Canada…” He analyzes the problem of overworking Canadians, and the hazardous effect it has on birth rates and population decrease. The author expresses the statistic that a vast amount of Canadians have not started families due to their obsession with work, and that many working class citizens do never intend to have children. Byfield pokes fun at the idea of a so-called “population explosion” (243), a prediction that Paul Ehrlich expressed in the 1960s. He notes that not only was this theory wrong, but the exact opposite problem is taking place. Population decline. The American Enterprise Institute explores statistics that discredit Ehrlich’s theory. “In Italy, where about one million babies were born in 1984, only about 500,000 were born last year. This amounts to a birth rate of 1.2, an impending economic disaster.” (244) Similar shocking statistics were exposed in countries such as Egypt, Mexico, and Thailand.
Byfield suggests that although these drastic declines do not occur immediately, they will have an adverse effect on forthcoming generations. He also goes on to suggest that organizations such as Planned Parenting, and the United Nations are fueling the problem. The author argues that the only way our population problem can be fixed is if women become willing and eager to procreate. This being said, it is much easier said than done. Byfield concludes that Canadians still put their jobs in the forefront of their lives. “And this, we may discover, is a very difficult mindset to change.” (245)
Lecture 5: Essay Summary test Pt.2, Chris Pollard, Ted Byfield's "Health Canada inadvertently discloses facts planned parenthood would lie to suppress"
ReplyDeleteIn the essay Byfield, Ted. “Health Canada inadvertently discloses facts planned parenthood would like to suppress”, Essay Writing. (Report newsmagazine), Byfield attempts to persuade and inform readers on the alarming trend of declining both rates and the over focus put on work over family. Byfield examines the declining birth rate of Canadians, as well as several countries around the world. “But even if European fertility rates were to return to 2.1 tomorrow-a virtual impossibility-Europe’s current population of 727 million would still drop by 171 million by 2050.”(244) Byfield believes that a major factor in the declining birth rates is the belief that we are overpopulating ourselves. One major player in this psychological trend is Paul Ehrlich, who in the 1960’s predicted that the world would become overpopulated by the 1980’s. Ehrlich even predicted that approximately 65 million people would die of starvation in the United States alone.
Byfield goes on to explain that our declining birth rate may not be being noticed right now, but in the future could cause an economic downturn. He also explains that companies like planned parenthood, who have been preaching “Save-the-world-with-smaller-families”(245), are not likely to change their way of business, and even with government incentives women are not likely to change their mind on child birth either. “the Canadian study finds, they both [men and women] make their work more important. And this, we may discover, is a very difficult mindset to change.”(245) The facts and statistics put forth by Byfield are very compelling and may change the minds of some people on the subject of family.
In Ted Byfield's essay, "Health Canada Inadvertently Discloses Facts Planned Parenthood Would Like to Suppress", he discusses how adults are consumed in their work life, and therefore are choosing not to reproduce children for the future. As a result of this, world population is doing the exact opposite of what people thought; it is rapidly decreasing. Byfield proposes a consequence for this problem by stating, "If many of the best potential parents of any society won't produce offspring, or perhaps only one child late in life, the intelligence level of the next generation will surely decline. Some achievement." (243). However, a more serious consequence of a decrease in population is the fact that without people, economies will falter in the western end of the world, and perhaps world-wide.
ReplyDeleteThere is not just one specific area of this decrease in population; it is happening world round. Byfield exposes many statistics about the decrease in world population: He explains, "In Italy, where about one million babies were born in 1964, only about 500 000 were born last year" and continues on about underdeveloped countries, "India's birth rate has fallen from about 5.6 in 1960 to 305 and is still dropping. Egypt, whose rate in 1960 at something over 7.0 was the world's highest, is down to 3.9." (244). Byfield suggests that the outcome of this massive decrease will not come to sight instantaneously; this age group have to mature and age before the effects can be entirely experienced. As a result from the decrease in world population, organizations involved in creating smaller families such as Planned Parenthood are in trouble. Their ideals cannot be changed due to the large part of funding that is focused on reducing population. Byfield closes by proposing an important point, "Women must want to have children. So why don't they" And why do men readily conquer?" (245). It is because adults in this day and age, are more focused on the capitalist mindset of making money, and therefore, are unwilling to take a pay cut, to create a family.
Oleg Koval
ReplyDeleteThe essay titled “Health Canada… “(243), written by Ted Bayfield saying, that Canadian people in our days thinking all about the carrier, and not finding time and desire to have kids. It is 40 percent of women and 30 percent of men doesn’t want to have kids because of the work, and if couples would have just one child for family, the population would decrease. More over, author gives the point that federal government had told that is overpopulation in our society, which makes people be anxious. The American Enterprise Institution gives numbers that shows that is zero population growth in developed countries and tremendous decreasing of the population in Europe sense 1964.”But even if European fertility rates were to return to 2.1 tomorrow – a virtual impossibility – Europe’s current population of 727 million would still drop by 171 million by 2050” (244) Further, even if fertility rates will increase still Europe will loose a lot. Next, Bayfield give examples of the countries like: India, Egypt, Mexico and Thailand that had highest birth rates, also went surprisingly down. “India’s birth rate has fallen from about 5.6 in 1960 to 3.5 and is still dropping. Egypt, whose rate in 1960 at something over 7.0 was the world’s highest, is down to 3.9. Mexico has dropped from 6.8 down to 3. Thailand from 6.5 to 2, less than replacement level” In result, all of this statistics is bad for many organizations like (by abortion if necessary) and this situation is first economical problem in United Nations. In conclusion, author saying that everything what government do for increasing the birth is not working; over all women and men must want to have children and not make their work more important, but is not easy to change. In my words, people have to find important values in the life and is nothing can be important than family.
Lecture 5, Summary test part II.
ReplyDeleteIn the essay, "Health Canada Inadvertently Discloses Facts Planned Parenthood Would Like to Suppress," (Report Newsmagazine)written by Ted Byfield, he goes to say that over the years, women have been more consumed with making money than a having a desire to start a family. With statistics showing reports that forty percent of women and thirty percent of men are not wanting children because of work, it is reasonable to say that in the decades to come, the population will continue to decrease. Not only will it decrease in size, it will decrease in levels of intelligence as many of the honorably plausible mothers and fathers are absorbed with work.
Although the percentages shown are taken from the country of Canada, reports from countries all over the world show the same problem: decreasing average number of children per family. In 1960, Egypt had the highest birthrate at over 7.0, which has steadily dropped over the years and is currently at a low of 3.9. "Thailand from 6.5 to 2, less then replacement level. Thailand's is even lower than the American and Canadian levels-whose populations are being sustained by massive immigration, most of it from the Third World."(245) Byfield's use of statistics conveys an eye-opening look at how low the population has become. With these facts, it is hard to tell presently, as the effects will not be felt until this generation grows up. "Even if European fertility rates were to return to 2.1 tomorrow-a virtual impossibility-Europe's current population of 727 million would still drop 171 million by 2050."(244) As high as those numbers are, people continue to focus on work before starting a family; assumingly because cost of living has increased and individuals would like to be financially set before reproducing. However, if women and men carry forward the mindset of not wanting children, we can say hello to a less intelligent and less populated future.
Lecture 5, Summary Test Part Two
ReplyDeleteIn Ted Byfield’s essay titled “Health Canada Inadvertently Discloses Facts Planned Parenthood Would Like to Suppress,” the author discusses the act upon how Canadians are choosing to reproduce less from a result of their extensive work habits. As a result of a decreasing population birth rate, it will have a negative impact on not only the Western world, but also the world entirely. Byfield goes into detail regarding Canadian citizen’s decisions about starting a family, stating “40% of women in professional jobs have not started a family because of work; 30% of men said they wanted no children, for the same reason.” (243) As a result of this setback, Byfield implies that the intelligence of our future generation will drop. Byfield tries to support his evidence with references to authorizes, disapproving their theory of “population explosion” (243) by rather stating “what actually threatens us instead is serious population decline, a “birth dearth” that will wreak havoc on the economics of much of the western world.” (244)
Canada isn’t the only country when problem is occurring, for Byfield lists several examples around the world that include Italy, Egypt, and Mexico. In Italy, the number of babies born last year are half of that then when they were born 50 years ago, resulting in a 1.2 population growth rate. Although Egypt and Mexico’s birth rates are still above the average 2.1, they have drastically been cut in half from the numbers years before. The author stats that even some organizations such as Planned Parents and the United Nations are “making the absence of kids the world’s No. 1 economic problem.” (245) The start of a family should begin to grow and flourish, not be put to the side as a second priority under work. If today’s society doesn’t act upon this problem in the near future, there won’t be a future.
Lecture 5: Essay Summary Test, Shelby Welch
ReplyDeleteIn the essay “ Health Canada Inadvertently Discloses Facts Planned Parenthood Would Like to Suppress”, author Ted Byfield describes how work has become such a tremendous role in peoples lives that it is getting in the way of people wanting to or having children, leading to a population decline. According to Byfield “ Research, conducted by Professors Linda Duxbury of Carleton University and Chris Higgins of the University of Western Ontario, showed that 40% of women in professional jobs have not started a family because of work; 30% of men said they wanted no children, for the same reason.” (243) What Byfield found interesting about this study was how back in 1960, Paul Ehrlich made the prediction that by 1980 “ 65 million Americans would die of starvation” (243) due to over population, and how this issue never occurred. He states “ what actually threatens us instead is serious population decline, a “birth dearth” that will wreak great havoc on the economies of much of the western world.” (244) The American Enterprise Institute has done the math in regards to what has been happening to the population. In order for there to be no population growth every family would have to have at least two children to replace the male and female involved. Since most families are having less then two children these days the population has started a gradual decline over the years, and by 2050 it is predicted the population will be down by a million people. This statistic have not been restricted to just developed countries but the world in general. In regards to welfare programs Byfield stated “since government welfare programs depend upon a steady inflow of tax money, few countries will have enough people by then to support such programs.” This also leads to problems for such programs known as Planned Parenthood who preach the “ save-the-world-with smaller-families message” (245) in Byfield words. Since programs such as these have done a successful job in promoting “don’t have kids propaganda” (245) they have made the “absence of children the number 1 economic problem.” (245) Byfield finishes his essay with the thought that since a so many men and women find work more important then having a family, this is going to lead to our further population decline.
Lecture 5 Summary Test Part 2 - Oumnia Benkaddour
ReplyDeleteIn the article “Health Canada…” author Ted Byfield discusses how populations in Canada, and around the world are decreasing to alarming rates simply because couples are focusing more on their occupations and less on building a family. Byfield states “Canadians are working more and having fewer children”, he supports this by providing the reader with statistics from Canada and various countries from around the world, specifically ones known for their large population increases in the past. With the statistics provided by Byfield, countries like Mexico, Egypt, and India went from very large population increases in the 1960’s, while today they are almost cut in half. Thailand, Byfield states, has already had a population increase lower than the replacement level.
Byfield states that the effects of this drop in populations will not be felt right away. This generation will need to mature before the effects are felt in full force. This, Byfield declares, will cause problems for organizations like the Planned Parenthood who receive funding based only on their moves to decrease populations, not increase them. Byfield closes his article by asking three accurate questions "Women must want to have children. So why don't they" And why do men readily conquer?" (245). The answer is simple. Canadians are too focused on making a salary, which seems to be more important than having children…or so the Canadian study states.
Lecture 5: Summary Test Part 2
ReplyDeleteChalsey Young
In Ted Byfields "Heath Canada Inadvertently Discloses Facts Planned Parenthood Would Like to Surpress" he states that many canadians in the younger generation would rather focus on their careers than have children or start a family. This essay is saying that because Canadians are not wanting and not having children is not causing a "population explosion"(243) but causing a population decline which "will wreak great havoc on the economies of much of the western world." (244).
Ted Byfield is informing he reader about the disadvantages of not having children, and what will possibly happen to world in the near future. Although Canada is having these population problems, it is not restricted to just us. Byfield further supports his essay with statistics about birth rate all over the world. "The European average 15 years ago had fallen to 1.7, and is now running at 1.4. In Italy where about one million babies were born in 1964, only about 500,000 were born last year. This amounts to a birth rate of 1.2, an impending economic disaster." (244). You can not force a couple to want children, or force a woman to give birth, but if the numbers do not increase then our economy that we know today will be no more.
Lecture 5: Article Summary
ReplyDeleteTed Byfield's article "Health Canada Inadvertently Discloses Facts Planned Parenthood Would Like to Suppress" argues that Canadians' work ethics are interfering with the current birth rate standings. He claims that people are woking more, and therefore having fewer children, causing a threatening decline in population. Byfield implies that Canadians are prioritizing work over starting a family, thus creating undesirable consequences: "if many of the best potential parents of any society won't produce offspring... the intelligence level of the next generation will surely decline" (243). He makes the point that it is contradictory for the federal government to be releasing information that is opposing to what they were previously saying; we are not facing a "population explosion" (243) like we have been told, but rather are facing quite the opposite.
Byfield uses numerous statistics, quotes, and facts throughout the article in attempt to persuade the readers of the seriousness of the matter. He claims this diminishing birth rate "will wreak great havoc on economies of much of the western world" (244). Not only does he believe that this problem is effecting developed countries, but others are also falling far below the replacement level for population. This is creating insufficient funds for government welfare programs, as well as puts organizations such as Planned Parenthood in bad prospect. Byfield concludes his article by stating how difficult it will be to change the outlook of successful businesspeople, as it seems they are seemingly programmed to place a higher importance on economic wellbeing.
In the article, "Health Canada Inadvertently Discloses Facts Planned Parenthood Would Like to suppress" the author Ted Byfield explains that young adults today are focusing and exploring their personal careers rather than starting a family with their significant other. This is interfering with Canada’s current brith rates. Byfield argues having this work ethic mentality, we limiting the population from the best gene pool because all the educated individuals are not passing on their genes: "In many of the best potential parents of any society won't produce offspring, or perhaps only one late in life, the intelligence level of the nest generation will surely decline." He states that Canada is not the only place in the world this is occurring.
ReplyDeleteWith statistics by Byfield, he explains that there are countries that are face by the same issue, such as Mexico, Egypt and India. There population also declined majorly in the 1960's and are still declining to this day. We all will feel this affects from the birth rate but it will take a while till we see the major affects. Overall, one must take in serious consideration that it will have a huge impact on future generations and many programs will need that support or even diminish within time. Public resources will be limited and the birth rate will continue to lower.
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