PJB: How the West Lost the World

buchanan.org ^ | 2008.05.27 | Patrick J. Buchanan

[VOA]

“(Would appreciate a memory jog of who said it and a more exact quote.)”

I had to Google to be sure.
It is attributed to George Santayana

http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=495329

[patriciaruth]

Thanks!

philosopher George Santayana: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

[tbw2]

There’s a cost / benefit analysis. But a lot of people who could support two children have only one. Many who wait for things to be “just right” end up having none. If more people replaced themselves, it would go a long way toward ending the birth dearth.

[ketsu]

There’s a cost / benefit analysis. But a lot of people who could support two children have only one. Many who wait for things to be “just right” end up having none. If more people replaced themselves, it would go a long way toward ending the birth dearth.

You're agreeing with me. These people are making rational decisions based on economic factors. They *could* have more children but not at the lifestyle they expect. That's the issue.