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All statist government-controlled "economic" systems are based upon the flawed premise that there is a fixed amount of wealth that requires "redistribution", the terms of which those in control are somehow entitled to dictate. The understanding that wealth is not fixed, but, rather, creatable, is one of the keys to understanding economics and to transforming the concept of human freedom from a theory into reality.

And where do babies fit into this system? Well, it is they who are moving the assets from lower end uses to higher end uses. Grown up versions of them, that is. After all, who discovered the vaccine against polio, and, for that matter, all other medical and scientific advancements? Grown up baby humans. Who farms food? Who builds bridges, airports, automobiles, airplanes or even those liberal icons, the Volvo and the bicycle? Again, grown up baby humans.

As Thomas Sowell put it (quoting from memory), "name one country whose GDP increased while its population decreased." And, as Ms. Liberty put it, more or less,

p>"Give me your tired, your poor, br> Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, br> The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. br> Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, br> I lift my lamp beside the golden door... /p>

"...just don't expect any handouts."

p>And, with that minimum criteria, give us the most valuable asset in the Universe: baby humans. Get to work making them, folks. br> -- R. Trotter br> Arlington, Virginia /p>

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