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Writing Task 2

A single country, India will have a population of over 1.5 billion people in the next 5 years if the government does not change its policies. Although many people realize the dangers of it, few people think about the effects of under population. The causes of both problems are distinct and the effects are great; however, under population is a more difficult problem to solve and has greater impact.

The causes of over population are due to low education, high mortality rate of the new born babies and the lack of welfare system. Many developing countries have lack of knowledge of sex and contraception; moreover, they are more religious and this prevents them from having abortions. These places do not have good health care which results in many of these babies dying early. Furthermore, culturally the elderly are taken care by their children which forces them to have more babies.

On the other hand, in developed countries, people do not want children because they want to be freer without the burdens of the responsibilities of raising a child. It is also a financial burden and stress because to raise a child until 18 cost about 500,000 dollars. Lastly, women and men are getting married later due to cultural pressures of having a good career. These causes all affect the country significantly.

In Canada, under population is a serious problem: without a large population, the government will not have enough taxes to function. Productivity will also suffer due to under employment. If there are much more older people than there are younger generations, productivity will continue to suffer and the younger generation will have more financial burdens. These are more harmful effects than over population because countries which are developing will develop and will have the same problems as Canada. China is good example because due to its policies, it is controlling over population.

Under and over population are both serious problems but under population will affect every country in the future. To prevent this problem, the government can give more benefits to parents who want to have children; jobs can give more maternity and paternity leaves and day care facilities.