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MineralMan

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3. Thanks. I think it is a workable solution.

Reply to Lasher (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 03:03 PM

Jan 2013

The Duggars, for example, would be able to take deductions for their first two children. The rest would not reduce their taxes. That seems only fair to me. They would be legally allowed to have as many children as they wished, but we would not be responsible for reducing their taxes after two.

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The More People, the More Resources Used. [View all] MineralMan Jan 2013 OP

I agree with you. Lasher Jan 2013 #1

Thanks. I think it is a workable solution. MineralMan Jan 2013 #3

Not really a cause The2ndWheel Jan 2013 #5

What about the planet, though? LisaLynne Jan 2013 #9

The planet is, at best, 2nd on the list The2ndWheel Jan 2013 #12

Oh, I see what you are saying now. LisaLynne Jan 2013 #15

Let's agree on some order of magnitude issues. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #2

Yes, I'm aware of those numbers. MineralMan Jan 2013 #4

Are you saying that our tax policy is what encourages immigration? lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #6

No. I didn't even suggest that. MineralMan Jan 2013 #7

If the us population would decline without immigration, and tax policy doesn't cause immigration... lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #8

Agreed. sinkingfeeling Jan 2013 #10

Reward is the wrong word Spike89 Jan 2013 #11

The cap on child dependent deductions would MineralMan Jan 2013 #13

Why would people who have no children get a tax break? The2ndWheel Jan 2013 #16

Because they are actually reducing the population burden MineralMan Jan 2013 #17

Not JUST "the more people" Spider Jerusalem Jan 2013 #14

africa uses fewer resources than the US, despite having more people. so bull. HiPointDem Jan 2013 #18