2008-07-12T08:43:10+00:00 The population of the world is (according to the US Census Bureau) 6,709,531,432. Of these, an estimated 143 million are orphans. There are plenty of kids in the world. <br><br> Children are a financial drain. While the joy of parenting far outweighs the costs, the costs are estimated to be about a quarter of a million dollars to raise a child to 18 years of age. The time investment of raising a child is immense. The responsibility is epic. The impact on future projects would be drastic. <br><br> Mike Merrill is great with kids, but he has experienced no desire in his 31 years to have his own and claims, "While I look forward to hanging out with my friend's kids, I don't wish to have children of my own." <br><br> In light of these factors, it makes sense to reduce the chances to nearly zero and have a vasectomy performed. http://k5m.org/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=15 5 Vasectomy 2008-07-12T08:43:10+00:00 2008-08-10T16:00:00+00:00 2008-07-12T08:41:00+00:00