At 03:21 PM Wednesday 9/17/2008, Jon Louis Mann wrote: > > Does "not telling anyone else what > > they MUST do with their body" > > extend to those who want to have children? > > If not, please justify why not. > > . . . ronn! :) > >I can't make them NOT have children, any more than I can make people >not use drugs. Whether it is the body of the planet or our own >bodies, people will do what they want unless they are restricted by >government. There are autocratic ways to do this, as in >China. What America does is reward people for having children by >giving them tax deductions. Single people have to pay for my >children's education, etc. On the other hand, should we reward >people for not having children?
Many people (most of whom have children) say that being a DINK is its own reward. Children are expensive: much more expensive than the tax deduction offsets. . . . ronn! :) _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
