The authors envision a state designed to protect the “integrity” of the home — autonomous family units composed exclusively of one woman, one man, and as many children as possible. As incentive for the mother to stay home and fulfill her “aptness for motherhood,” fathers would be paid a “family wage.” “Home economies” would replace the “control of big government and vast corporations,” whose demands have eroded the sovereignty of marriage-based families. The tax code would be amended to favor large families and small businesses.
So Canute, how’s that eliminating the tides by sovereign fiat working out for you?
The lack of vision, imagination, and creativity by the Christian Right leaves me amazed. They think they’ll deal with outsourcing by creating Purdah-lite, and handing out baby subsidies? The rest of the world will treat you as damage, and you remember the rest of that line.
Laugh at these people. They may have the ear of the President, but they’re still fools.
Other folks engage the problems, and have fun. “The Natural Family Manifesto” crowd have no Kung Fu.
