Those kids that the "child free" folks are paying taxes for are the kids that are getting educations right now to take care of them when they are old and unable to care for themselves.
Some of us have children and one day our kids are going to (hopefully) care for us...but for those that have no children or family around when they reach that point are going to end up in hospitals or with home-care nurses or even in nursing homes. Where do they think all the nurses, doctors and caregivers are going to sprout up from??
So the argument that they are paying taxes for OUR kids isn't quite the case. We are also paying taxes for our kids...and everyone elses. We are paying those taxes to feed and educate the caretakers or tomorrow.
I, by no means, disagree with the choice to be child-free. If you don't want them...PLEASE don't have them. However, I regard prejudice against those with children as being exactly the same against being prejudice against color or religion. It's wrong. Period.
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Those kids...
Date: 2004-03-03 05:26 am (UTC)Some of us have children and one day our kids are going to (hopefully) care for us...but for those that have no children or family around when they reach that point are going to end up in hospitals or with home-care nurses or even in nursing homes. Where do they think all the nurses, doctors and caregivers are going to sprout up from??
So the argument that they are paying taxes for OUR kids isn't quite the case. We are also paying taxes for our kids...and everyone elses. We are paying those taxes to feed and educate the caretakers or tomorrow.
I, by no means, disagree with the choice to be child-free. If you don't want them...PLEASE don't have them. However, I regard prejudice against those with children as being exactly the same against being prejudice against color or religion. It's wrong. Period.