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Do you agree with Harvard history professor Niall Ferguson that gay people don't have any interest in future generations and as such the economic theories of John Keynes are therefore wrong?
I'm a fan of Naill and I think his original point has some validity. Homosexuality is a short sighted lifestyle with no future this is true. However as an economist he should stick to criticizing Keynes policy not his depravity.
Gays invest in the children of heterosexuals. Their taxes pay for schools, libraries and the subsidies of children from low income families such as free lunch, and medical programs, WIC, SNAP, etc. They are also discriminated against, collectively paying higher taxes than straights because they must file single each and every year for federal; this is for all 50 states. They also cannot receive a partners social security or pension benefit; is also for all 50 states. SS couples in states that have passed same sex marriage laws are still not allowed to participate in the same benefits as straight couples. They also often invest more in their careers, allowing them to pay more taxes. If we were all breeders the world would be even more over populated than it already is; thus more strain on resources, and more pollution, etc.
Gays invest in the children of heterosexuals. Their taxes pay for schools, libraries and the subsidies of children from low income families such as free lunch, and medical programs, WIC, SNAP, etc. They are also discriminated against, collectively paying higher taxes than straights because they must file single each and every year for federal; this is for all 50 states. They also cannot receive a partners social security or pension benefit; is also for all 50 states. SS couples in states that have passed same sex marriage laws are still not allowed to participate in the same benefits as straight couples. They also often invest more in their careers, allowing them to pay more taxes. If we were all breeders the world would be even more over populated than it already is; thus more strain on resources, and more pollution, etc.
The thread is about how stupid it is that a persons sexuality has to do with a economic theory, which it don't. But here is a economic problem that I am wondering if gays or there supporters have figured out. As you might know SS has been running in the red for the last 3 years and it was never figured into the equation that gays would get survivor benefits. So the question is if it was not part of the equation then how is SS going to remain solvent? How do you think Keynes would have approached this subject and what would be his solutions?
And when you talk about breeders being a strain on resources then would n't the above example show that gays will be a strain on limited resources themselves?
It's flawed because he never accounted for the changes in technology, global trade, or the calculus of change as his policies engulfed the economy.
His theory was presented as a method to return the private sector economy to normal by temporary government spending. He never imagined that the government would grow to its current level.
What a stupid comment which never the less typifies the stupidity of the right wing in this country.
I have to agree. Gay people repeatedly serve society in many aspects with a long range focus and not the "all for me" focus of the right. This whole thread is absurd from the start. For the record many gay people have children.
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