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Thank you!  Assuming that one's own life choices should be applied to the rest of the population is dangerous for so many reasons.

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I am a stay at home mother of three. However, I do not feel that parenthood is the end all be all of human existance.  I had my children in my twenties, and now in my thirties I can look at what a selfish decision having children really is.  As for using public money to care for children, of course I believe we should.  The same way I think public funds should be used to support al members of a community.  I think of it the same way I think of elder care.  Even if my parents have managed to provide for themselves as they age, I would never question using public funds to care for other aging members of our population.  When we care for, and take care of each other we create a better society regardless of whether we are directly connected to those we care for.  I also find the child obsession in our culture rather appalling.  I'm always embarassed when I hear one of my child free friends asked when they are planning changing that.  However, I think the statement that children are the bane of our planet is equally as appalling.  Mean, selfish, evil,  greedy people are the bane of this planet regardless of their age. 

I also found the discussion about workplace privilages to be interesting. I think the lesson there is that the breeders and the child free should unite to make sure that none of us is so enslaved to our jobs that we are not able to attend to those things in our lives that need us and/or bring us joy.

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