A viral clip from 2021 shows Donald Trump’s running mate hyping an antidemocratic plan once pushed in Hungary that would give people with children more voting power.
In don’t agree with people downvoting you for sharing your honest thought.
What I would say is this: more and more countries are looking to lower the voting age to 16.
I think that’s a nice step to give the youth a little more say.
And for the rest, people don’t seem to realize that all their investments will be worth nothing without workers to keep the economy chugging when they retire…
You either have kids, or you will depend on someone else’s kids. Both are fine, but don’t complain about picking up some of the burden to raise them.
don’t complain about picking up some of the burden to raise them
I don’t think the latter follows from the former. There are going to be plenty of people here in the future even if childless Americans don’t subsidize Americans with children. That’s the great thing about America - we can just let in the best among the many millions of people who want to come here from other countries. Accepting a young adult who is already educated and ready to do productive work seems like a pretty good deal compared to investing money into a child who won’t be productive for twenty years.
(Both the “accept no immigrants” and the “accept all immigrants” sides are wasting such a valuable opportunity!)
In don’t agree with people downvoting you for sharing your honest thought.
What I would say is this: more and more countries are looking to lower the voting age to 16.
I think that’s a nice step to give the youth a little more say.
And for the rest, people don’t seem to realize that all their investments will be worth nothing without workers to keep the economy chugging when they retire…
You either have kids, or you will depend on someone else’s kids. Both are fine, but don’t complain about picking up some of the burden to raise them.
I don’t think the latter follows from the former. There are going to be plenty of people here in the future even if childless Americans don’t subsidize Americans with children. That’s the great thing about America - we can just let in the best among the many millions of people who want to come here from other countries. Accepting a young adult who is already educated and ready to do productive work seems like a pretty good deal compared to investing money into a child who won’t be productive for twenty years.
(Both the “accept no immigrants” and the “accept all immigrants” sides are wasting such a valuable opportunity!)