Mitt Romney's case for getting married young

[oldcelt]

Some parents brought up this issue today during a televised discussion with the Chancellor and I remembered this post.

One lady who has four kids said she teaches her children not to make the same mistake she made, that is, having many kids. Her reasons were financial and the “conflict” between family and work.

A gentleman who equally has four children, complained that people don’t treat him and his kids well. That he always gets the feeling that people think having four children is anti-social. But he hit the nail on the head and said that the society is anti-children.

Too often, the discussion is always about finances bla bla bla. But when you look at the so many people who don’t have financial problems and don’t even have a single child, and how people with more than 3 children get treated,** then the only possible conclusion is that some people are just plain anti-children. That’s all.**

Regarding the potential economic impact, more immigration is the current strategy.

Personally, I am more anti-population than I am anti-children. The world economy will struggle for a few decades as we contract overall population, but the human race will be better off with a dramatically lower overall population (1/2 of today’s level). in my opinion.

The biblical years upon which Mr. Romney based his reproductive strategy, or lack thereof, are long over and have served their purpose. The earth is populated and it is time to go the other way.

 

[SuperLuigi]

Romney gave a great speech at Southern Virginia University making the case for marrying young and having a “quiver full of kids”.

deseretnews.com/article/765628615/Mitt-Romneys-case-for-getting-married-young.html

youtube.com/watch?v=bcnTYCZRJ9I

I am especially interested in one particular element of the speech:

And, further, that marriage and raising a family molds the partners in beneficial ways.

This is not a new idea, I’m all but certain I’ve heard it in a Catholic context somewhere. It has certianly been my experience and I’d like to encourage my own children this way. But I have been unable to find any Catholic source for it and I am hesistant to rely on Joseph Smith for marriage advice.

Anyone?

Having kids and marrying young (but not too young) is a common theme historically among the faithful.

The reason why people marry late in some cases is that frankly they act selfish.

That does have an impact on society and as Catholics, we have a real opportunity with large families with secular and Muslim birthrates falling.

 

[SuperLuigi]

Personally, I am more anti-population than I am anti-children. The world economy will struggle for a few decades as we contract overall population, but the human race will be better off with a dramatically lower overall population (1/2 of today’s level). in my opinion.

The economy is struggling because of oppressive government and a lack of skilled workers. Furthermore, this entitlement mentality requires children. You can’t have people who think its their “right” to retire at 55 at 90% of full pay and no children to bolster the workforce.

Immigrant won’t do it because some politicians want their votes only as a mostly permanent underclass for their own selfish benefit.

I hear that a lot from folks who are not religious. Problem is they are too politically correct to address the places with high birthrates such as those in Muslim nations. In fact, Muslim leaders have expressed skepticism at Western attempts for stabilizing their population growth, which of courses chases away 98% or so of the political left.

The biblical years upon which Mr. Romney based his reproductive strategy, or lack thereof, are long over and have served their purpose. The earth is populated and it is time to go the other way.

 

[SuperLuigi]

Trader;10973909]Marriage at a young age worked well for centuries when children were raised in a culture that respected marriage, even when parents picked spouses for their children.

In a culture where young people pair off based on breast size, interesting tattoos, or a good source of recreational drugs, not so much. It is possible to be immature at any age.

:clapping:

It is also a lot more difficult to marry young when education beyond high school is a virtual necessity to support a family.

That’s more of myth, especially in four-year colleges.

Pretty soon, only the super-rich will be able to attend there.

 

[SuperLuigi]

Who’s Mitt Romney??

Someone with a Stephen Colbert quote is his signature asking this?

Way to represent…

 

[kelvinf]

Personally, I am more anti-population than I am anti-children. The world economy will struggle for a few decades as we contract overall population, but the human race will be better off with a dramatically lower overall population (1/2 of today’s level). in my opinion.

That’s not accurate because we have already been there before–there was a time when the human race certainly had just half of today’s population and I am not aware that they were better off back then.

 

[oldcelt]

That’s not accurate because we have already been there before–there was a time when the human race certainly had just half of today’s population and I am not aware that they were better off back then.

We didn’t have the technology then either.Neither of us can say what is accurate because the scenario does not exist, but I’d love to see this planet with 4 billion people or fewer.