| You misunderstand the nature of money. Money means society owns something to the holder of the money. By not spending money, society is temporarily richer. Also, sorry, but I don't care how productive other people's kids are, or "the economy". I care about the well-being of my kids. yes, I want everybody to be happy if possible, but my kids have priority to me. And what exactly is "hypocritical"? What are you referring to? You assume everybody should have the same starting position in life, and I reject that notion. Children of course are not at fault for the actions of their parents (like if they are drug addicts and have an unwanted child they can't afford, the child is not to blame - but neither are other people's children or parents). But that doesn't mean every child should automatically get the same "starting money". This is not a game of monopoly. As I said - people compete to give their children the best odds. That is not even unique to humans, it is true for all of nature. If you take that away, why bother with anything? Why should you bother to get a good job to be able to support your family? Just fuck and live the good life, and dump your children on society to be taken care of. Already in the west everybody gets a pretty good deal in the form of an education. |