Dennis Prager argues that government cash incentives for families don't increase birth rates because fertility decisions are driven by values, not money. He cites South Korea selling more dog strollers than baby strollers and notes wealthy people often have few children, claiming the belief that money determines everything stems from Marxist thinking.
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In order to undermine the, the ease with which votes can be bought, give you $6,000 so you could afford diapers and other matters if you have a child. By the way, they have done studies, because I am extremely interested in the subject, I spoke about it yesterday for an hour, how there are more dog strollers sold in South Korea than baby strollers. Anyway, they have done studies of governments that do pay families to have more kids, and it has had minimal impact. And if it was done here, then people— some people would just have kids in order to have more money. And they would not necessarily even be married. So it's not a good idea, but that is a secular idea, because in fact, the reason that people have more kids is because their value system tells them to have more children. That's, that's the reason. Not because they'll get more money. The very wealthy don't have many kids. Many very wealthy don't have any kids. And the major reason people don't have kids, they say economics. But it's fascinating. So during the Depression, people would have children. But today they can't afford it. It's so grandiose nonsense, but it is the perfect left-wing belief. Money determines everything. That was originated with Karl Marx, and it has never changed. It is what— when I studied it, it was called homo economicus. Economic man, the economic human being, we are determined primarily by material wants, not even needs, wants. So they believe it. We give you money, you give us your vote. And for the Democratic Party, that is one animating impulse. The other is the public service unions, the teachers unions, and the like that determine everything. Teachers unions, which have zero interest in doing good for students. Zero. Not 1% of their policies. Is directed toward improving education. It is the most destructive force in educational life in America.