People with children have a greater stake in the future than people who live for the moment and don't procreate.
I know that I moved heaven and earth for my kids, and still do for my grandkids. That requires rational analysis of the real world.
/johnny
It’s an argument that needs to be made in the homosexual marriage debate, without the fireworks. But any attempt at rationally presenting the argument is shouted down as “homophobic.”
Quite true.
Well said!
Agree 100% Having children changed my whole worldview. I was just telling my neighbor a shark story that happened a few years ago. I was at the beach with my kids and a group of friends and their kids. One of the moms in our group jumped up and ran toward the shore. I followed and saw a huge black shape moving slowly along the shore line about 25 ft out and stopping in front of the kids. The kids were about 35 feet out bobbing up and down in a group. We could not make out what the shape was so I whistled to the kids to stay put so they would not swim toward it. In that moment I prepared myself that if it was a shark I was going in. I am scared to death of sharks but there was no way my child or any other child would be the bait. By that time all the mothers were at the shore line and I think we would have had to fight over who was going to fight the shark LOL!! Turns out it was a huge manatee cruising down the shore but it illustrates what parents would do for their kids.
A greater stake does not help rational behavior, although it can at times hurt it.
I am not promoting homosexuality but until someone can point out a relationship between IQ and sexuality, this is irrelevant to making superior economic theory.
Keynes may have been wrong but not because of his sexuality. The other guy sounds a little bit off, even if his economics are sound.
You’re absolutely right! It was hip at one time to say, “Don’t trust anyone over 30.” Truth is, we shouldn’t trust anyone who doesn’t want children. I’m not talking about people who can’t have children or want to hold off before having them. I’m talking about people who vote NO to creating the future. They don’t have a vested interest in it, so they shouldn’t be trusted.
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You’re speaking on a sensible level that is sadly enigmatic to half the adult population including a few heroes here.