Brew, don't be silly.
Ethics are fine and dandy, but everyone has their own. I'm not actively killing children to use their flesh to make soap. That's reasonably ethical of me. I am under no obligation to concern myself with the health of the planet simply because you and other people decided to breed. Hell, most of the people who HAVE the damn children don't show any particular concern over the long-term viability of the planet (see this thread as an example), so why would you expect me to? I'm just willing to be honest about it. I gain zero personal benefit from the long term viability of the planet, therefore any costs are 100% lost. Theoretically, an individual who likes their children should gain some benefit from this, so they should have a greater incentive than I do. It sure as hell would be dumb of me to care more than some lazy **** who's just going to reap the benefits.
To conflate this with school taxes (which I happily pay, educating children is important and keeps them occupied and away from me) is additionally ridiculous.
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