Originally Posted by Back Atcha

Good God, is everyone on these boards a master at misdirecting blame for social ills and political foibles?

What about the family of seven that has honor students, talented musicians, and community spirit? Are they to be penalized by this third+ child tax for raising productive members of society? Is it really the number of people being born into this country, or their perceived value as educated people?

Maybe TV and video games play a role in allowing the youngsters to use their time for pursuits other than learning. Maybe it's the parents apathy to having the kids in the first place, the same apathy and lack of information that resulted in under use of contraception. Maybe it's the poor state of our public schools. Perhaps it's the fact that Americans each withdraw from their communities, unwilling to help their neighbors or get involved until someone else does first.

How many brothers and sisters a child has, has no bearing on their intelligence or value in society. How they are raised and the involvement of those in their community does. Get off your asses, stop bitching and GET INVOLVED!

As for the birth rate... there is an economic principle that says that [the more hands you have to do work, the more productive an economy is, the more prosperous are it's people]. The birthrate is not the problem.