Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 13 hours agoOlds of lemmy, why does the party who wants everyone to have as many children as possible hate their own children?message-squaremessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up177arrow-down115
arrow-up162arrow-down1message-squareOlds of lemmy, why does the party who wants everyone to have as many children as possible hate their own children?Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 13 hours agomessage-square43fedilink
minus-squarezephorah@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up48·12 hours agoYou’re mistaking children for people. They are commodities to be produced, like oil, lumber, and aircraft.
minus-squareScrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.techlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·11 hours agoBingo, more children to them is simply more consumers. Economy to up up up
minus-squarecobysev@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 hours agoNot to mention workers. Capitalism doesn’t work unless there are enough worker bees keeping those cogs turning. If you can have more workers and pay them next to nothing, your profits will soar. That’s the capitalist ideal.
You’re mistaking children for people.
They are commodities to be produced, like oil, lumber, and aircraft.
Bingo, more children to them is simply more consumers. Economy to up up up
Not to mention workers. Capitalism doesn’t work unless there are enough worker bees keeping those cogs turning. If you can have more workers and pay them next to nothing, your profits will soar. That’s the capitalist ideal.