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I do not mean to diminish the importance of understanding the central meaning of civil liberties but I do wish instead to emphasize the danger to those civil liberties from absolute numbers. We conservatives are well aware of the problem of political attitudes but I think we too often reflexively turn a blind eye to dangers inherent in overpopulation because we are intent to reject the political exploitation of an demagoguery of the environmental issues by the left.

I propose discontinuing government incentives to procreation including tax deductions merely for having children; discontinuing the practice of putting unwed mothers in business with welfare; shutting the gates on immigration except for the very wealthy, the very intelligent, and the very skilled.

Above all we must lose our fear of the reduction in population. The arguments we hear that Social Security will crash only tell us that Social Security is a Ponzi scheme which must be continuously supported by increasing population. The music will stop someday. Eventually we will have to reckon wealth not by figuring efficiency per man-hour costs but on capital investment, on the deployment of robots, for example.

For the record, I am opposed to abortion and opposed to population control. I support the withdrawal of incentives to procreate and closing the borders which are entirely different matters.

Sorry...but to penalize those who have larger families is NOT a wise policy. It also punishes the religious freedom of many people.

“God calls each person into existence, while inviting parents to cooperate in using the gift of their God-given fertility to share life with the next generation. Marriage means family, and parenting is a very real part of marriage. In His providence, God has placed immense natural resources in this planet. which are necessary for sustaining life. He has also given us natural ingenuity whereby we can find better ways to utilize the goods of the earth which sustain human life.

Parents have a natural right to determine the size of their families. Numbers of children in a family is a decision for parents alone to make. The state cannot make this decision for them; neither can the Church. Parents will determine the size of their family on the basis of spiritual, economic, and social responsibilities.”

My husband and I sought the will of God with regard to our family. We have five wonderful children and all have become adults who contribute in positive ways.

As far as tax incentives go...my husband and I support the flat tax. Period.