I don’t want forced sterilization either, but what is the solution when large masses of the population are irresponsible in their procreation?
People WILL alter their behavior is they are forced to pay the price rather than have society foot the bill.
How about voluntary vasectomies paid for by charitable organizations, offering each man, say, $1,000 cash?
Yes, there’d have to be procedures to prevent fraud. And of course one would need to put in place all the necessary safeguards for voluntariness, including massive notice that the procedure is usually irreversible, have nice, clean, modern clinics doing the procedure, etc.
If a man voluntarily would take $1K from a private charity in exchange for a lifetime of fathering fatherless children, why not? Is it unethical for him to have that choice?
Well there used to be a group called “conservatives” who advocated zero government provided food, shelter, clothing, or medical care.
The problem takes care of itself under those conditions.