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Originally Posted by grolsch
What scares me (about some of the espoused Libertarianism above) is the idea that poor folks will stop having kids
as soon as they realize they cannot afford them. Anyone care to visit the other 3/4's of the planet? If we, as rich
nations, do not support our poorest children (to a minimum degree, I'm not talking BMW's in the driveway), what
kind of human misery will we be living amongst while we enjoy the "fruits" of our labours?
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I don't believe they will simply stop having kids. Rather, I believe Malthus was right, and if you provide support to people who are struggling, they will just have more struggling children for you to support, and those children will grow up and continue to contribute ad-nauseum to the welfare state you have just created.
The world isn't a nice place, and bad things happen. I want to be left alone to put MY MONEY towards keeping bad things from happening to me, not to help someone who won't help themselves, or their crotch fruit.
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"All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act out their dream with open eyes, to make it possible." Seven Pillars of Wisdom, T.E. Lawrence
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