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# Decisions by couples on how many children they desire to have are their private decisions the government has no business intruding upon. A child should not be conceived and born simply because their parents were goaded by a central state into seeking an extra welfare benefit—Conservative, your implied argument that "the ends justify the means," in this case being that a high fertility rate is so important that it justifies government welfare, '''is a brainchild of Machiavellianism, which you hypocritically reproved RobSmith for adhering to.'''

# Decisions by couples on how many children they desire to have are their private decisions the government has no business intruding upon. A child should not be conceived and born simply because their parents were goaded by a central state into seeking an extra welfare benefit—Conservative, your implied argument that "the ends justify the means," in this case being that a high fertility rate is so important that it justifies government welfare, '''is a brainchild of Machiavellianism, which you hypocritically reproved RobSmith for adhering to.'''

# Yes, small businesses are a crucial backbone of the United States economy. That doesn't justify "right-wing populism."

# Yes, small businesses are a crucial backbone of the United States economy. That doesn't justify "right-wing populism."

# As for the rhetoric that the evil industrial business elites are controlling the government through cronyism, that is old-school Jeffersonian and Jacksonian rhetoric. In those days, the Jeffersonians and Jacksonians were the left-wing populists, while the Federalists they denounced as industrial cronyists were the classical conservatives.

# As for the rhetoric that the evil industrial business elites are controlling the government through cronyism, that is old-school Jeffersonian and Jacksonian rhetoric. In those days, the Jeffersonians and Jacksonians were the left-wing populists, while the Federalists they denounced as industrial cronyists were the classical conservatives. The fact that "right-wing populists" view [[Andrew Jackson]], ''the founder of the [[Democratic Party]]'', as an ideological forefather, is very, very telling.

—[[User:LT|<code><span style="background:#FF8181">'''LT'''</span></code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|^{Rev. 22:13}]]''''' Tuesday, 14:48, September 5, 2023 (EDT)

—[[User:LT|<code><span style="background:#FF8181">'''LT'''</span></code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|^{Rev. 22:13}]]''''' Tuesday, 14:48, September 5, 2023 (EDT)