Mar12

The Over Population of Planet Earth

 

"According to a study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a family with a child born in 2000 can expect to spend about $165,630 ($233,530 when factoring in inflation) for food, shelter and other necessities to raise that child over the next 17 years." (source: http://www.peoplespot.com/ask/raisechild.htm). That's around $14,000 a year just for ONE child.

What's the average annual income in the U.S.?

"Real median household income in the United States climbed 1.3 percent between 2006 and 2007, reaching $50,233, according to a report released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. This is the third annual increase in real median household income.

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Meanwhile, the nation’s official poverty rate in 2007 was 12.5 percent, not statistically different from 2006. There were 37.3 million people in poverty in 2007, up from 36.5 million in 2006. The number of people without health insurance coverage declined from 47 million (15.8 percent) in 2006 to 45.7 million (15.3 percent) in 2007." (source: http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/income_wealth/012528.html).

http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/Calculator.htm offers a calculator to determine how much it will cost you to raise your children should you decide to have any or want more if you already have a child.

The 2007-2008 poverty threshold was measured according to the HHS Poverty Guidelines which are illustrated in the table below.

If there are two people in your family unit the poverty level is $14,000/year income.

Persons in Family Unit 48 Contiguous States and D.C. Alaska Hawaii
1 $10,400 $13,000 $11,960
2 $14,000 $17,500 $16,100
3 $17,600 $22,000 $20,240
4 $21,200 $26,500 $24,380
5 $24,800 $31,000 $28,520
6 $28,400 $35,500 $32,660
7 $32,000 $40,000 $36,800
8 $35,600 $44,500 $40,940
For each additional person, add $3,600 $4,500 $4,140

SOURCE:  Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 15, January 23, 2008, pp. 3971–3972.

 

Single-Parent Family

Age
of Child		 Housing Food Transportation Clothing Health Child care/
Education		 Misc Total
Before-tax income: income up to $39,100
0 to 2 2,240 1,010 730 330 220 530 380 5,440
3 to 5 2,550 1,060 640 350 330 720 500 6,150
6 to 8 2,710 1,340 740 410 390 650 670 6,910
9 to 11 2,600 1,550 530 420 490 310 540 6,440
12 to 14 2,600 1,550 620 710 520 400 520 6,920
15 to 17 2,760 1,690 970 830 520 300 600 7,670
Total 46,380 24,600 12,690 9,150 7,410 8,730 9,630 118,590
 
Before-tax income: $39,100 and up
0 to 2 4,820 1,560 2,220 470 510 1,290 1,580 12,450
3 to 5 4,820 1,650 2,130 500 690 1,620 1,690 13,410
6 to 8 5,290 1,980 2,240 570 790 1,510 1,870 14,250
9 to 11 5,180 2,380 2,030 580 950 880 1,740 13,740
12 to 14 5,190 2,380 2,110 950 1,000 1,260 1,720 14,560
15 to 17 5,340 2,470 2,290 1,090 990 1,030 1,800 15,010
Total 92,850 37,110 39,060 12,480 14,790 22,770 31,200 250,260
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture. Estimates are based on 1990-92 Consumer Expenditure Survey updated to 2001 dollars using the Consumer Price Index.





Feb21

Herbs That Work!

What did women do for contraception thousands of years BEFORE The Pill?

What are some of the anti-fertility herbs and how are they used to prevent pregnancy?

Can certain herbs be used by men and women successfully for birth control. The answer is YES they can.