I would love to see an honest public discussion of these issues, where economics, mating, parenting, family values, freedom, and public policy intersect. It's a discussion no society has had the guts to have, maybe ever.
The Left: For the greater good, restrict economic activity & redistribute wealth to promote equality of economic outcomes The Right: For the greater good, restrict sexual activity & impose early, lifelong monogamy to promote equality of mating outcomes Libertarians: Freedom.
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Advocating pronatalism and family values, as I've often done.
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You think sex and love are zero-sum?
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Define "early." Define "restrict." Define "impose." Define "equality of mating outcomes." Come on. That's a fatuous argument.
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'Early' = discourage premarital sex. 'Restrict' = outlaw any form of marriage other than monogamy. 'Impose' = give tax incentives for monogamous marriage.
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I advocate for family values, traditionalism, and pronatalism all the time, at the cultural level. I just don't want gov't involved in family policy.
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Also Libertarians: No examples pure enough except their pot-induced utopian dreams. You can already have multiple, interlocking partners in society. No one is sending you to jail.
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People do get sent to jail for having multiple partners. There are 'bigamy laws' that prohibit multiple marriages, for example. The law only recognizes monogamy.
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Economics and self-interest will already do that. Moreover, government has largely discouraged two parent households by financially incentivizing women to be single mothers. Without these financial incentives, there would be a lot less single parent households to begin with.
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