It is necessary to stop or at least slow down overpopulation, otherwise all our resources will start to disappear. According to Professor Krisin Johnston, “not only are there more of us, but we are consuming more – and this consumption is directly linked to the state of peril of the planet: wild animals and wild places are disappearing; pollution of land, air and water is increasing; and radical climate change is affecting weather conditions around the world” (Largen, 13). This is why it is important to find a radical solution like eliminating the elderly population. Many people will oppose this solution because they believe there are other ways to combat this threat. Over the years, new inventions have been made to slow down overpopulation, such as contraceptives and condoms. Howard Kainz, stated that “driven solely by ideology…European countries have reached such low birth rates and their existence is threatened by contraception” (Kainz, 7). For this reason, many people believe that contraceptives are helpful in ending this global crisis. Several countries such as China have already adopted a one-child policy, meaning that families will not be able to have more than one child; and families could be fined for having more than one child. Laura Fitzpatrick published an article on Time in which she stated that "depending on where they live, couples can be fined thousands of dollars for having an extra child without a license" (Time.Fitzpatrick). The reason was that it would help control social, economic and environmental problems. Another reason why people would oppose this solution would be that they do not want to see a family member eliminated, even if it is for the greater good. All...... middle of paper ......28. Internet. April 23, 2014. Fitzpatrick, Laura. “China’s One-Child Policy.” Time. Time Inc., July 27, 2009. Web. May 12, 2014. Census, United States. “United States Census Bureau.” International programs. Census, and Web. May 14, 2014. “Aging of the world population.” National Institute on Aging. Np, and Web. May 14, 2014.Clover, Charles. “All seafood will be gone by 2050, scientists say.” The telegraph. Telegraph Media Group, December 1, 2003. Web. May 14, 2014. “Poverty and population growth: lessons from our own past.” - Global issues. Np, and Web. May 13, 2014. “Total Medicare Beneficiaries.” Total number of Medicare beneficiaries.Np, nd Web. May 14, 2014. “Current Spending: History and Charts for U.S. Governments - UsGovernmentSending.com.” » Current Spending: History and Charts for U.S. Governments - UsGovernmentSending.com. Np, and Web. May 14 2014.